- (n.) The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; especially, an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron.
- (n.) The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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