correction line

noun

Etymology

From correction + line.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as correction line — “correction + line

Definitions

  1. A place where a north–south grid road jogs to correct for the northward convergence of…

    A place where a north–south grid road jogs to correct for the northward convergence of meridians.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for correction line. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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