What is the meaning of dateline?

noun

  • An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian.
  • A line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch.

verb

  • Mark with a date and place.
    • usage: "dateline a newspaper article"
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APAWordNet. (2010). dateline. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/dateline/definitions/1323586
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