- date line
- noun see dateline 2
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
date line
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Date line — The hypothetical line on the surface of the earth fixed by international or general agreement as a boundary on one side of which the same day shall have a different name and date in the calendar from its name and date on the other side. Also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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