English Explanatory Dictionary

throughline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In full through line of action: a theme that runs through the plot of a book, film, or other narrative work, or a series of such related works.
  2. A railway route that passengers can take without needing to change trains.

Pronunciation

/ˈθɹuːlaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-throughline.wav /ˈθɹuˌlaɪn/ En-us-throughline.oga

Word forms

throughline throughlines through line through-line

Etymology

From through (“passing from one side of something to the other”, adjective) + line. Compare Middle English thurghline (“a brail or buntline”).

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on T Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary