centerline

centerline
/sen"teuhr luyn'/, n.
1. any line that bisects a plane figure: the centerline of a building plan.
2. a line along the center of a road or highway dividing it into separate sections for traffic moving in opposite directions.
3. Radio. the perpendicular bisector of the line connecting two radio transmitters.
Also, center line.
[1800-10; CENTER + LINE1]

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