Front line
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- For other uses, see Front line (disambiguation).
A front line is a line of confrontation in an armed conflict, most often a war. On either side of the front line stand the forces of the various combatants. In modern warfare, due to the broken nature of mechanized combat, front lines rarely form; instead a zone of confrontation comprises a wide band where forces engage in battle.
World War I featured the most clearly defined front lines known to date: the front line in France became marked by dug trenches almost throughout.
The adjective front-line is also used to describe weapons, ships or aircraft that are of the latest fighting standard, or army units intended to serve at the front line.
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