Mason and Dixon Line — [ meɪsn ænd dɪksn laɪn], die im Auftrag des britischen Kronrates 1763 67 von den britischen Landmessern Charles Mason und Jeremiah Dixon auf circa 39º 43 nördliche Breite festgelegte Grenze zwischen den Kolonien Maryland und Pennsylvania. Die… … Universal-Lexikon
Mason and Dixon line — noun the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War • Syn: ↑Mason Dixon line, ↑Mason and Dixon s line • Instance Hypernyms: ↑state line, ↑state boundary … Useful english dictionary
Mason and Dixon Line — The boundary line between Pennsylvania on the north and Maryland on the south, celebrated before the extinction of slavery as the line of demarcation between the slave and the free states. It was run by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon,… … Black's law dictionary
Mason and Dixon Line — The boundary line between Pennsylvania on the north and Maryland on the south, celebrated before the extinction of slavery as the line of demarcation between the slave and the free states. It was run by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon,… … Black's law dictionary
Mason and Dixon Line — boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, also used to describe former demarcation between southern slave and northern free states … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Mason and Dixon's line — noun the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War • Syn: ↑Mason Dixon line, ↑Mason and Dixon line • Instance Hypernyms: ↑state line, ↑state boundary … Useful english dictionary
Mason and Dixon's line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mason and Dixon Survey Terminal Point — U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Mason-Dixon Line — The Mason–Dixon Line (or Mason and Dixon s Line ) is a demarcation line between four U.S. states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (then part of Virginia). It was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by … Wikipedia
Mason–Dixon Line — For other uses, see Mason Dixon. The original Mason Dixon Line The Mason–Dixon Line (or Mason and Dixon s Line) was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the resolution of a border dispute between British colonies… … Wikipedia
