first-line
English
Adjective
first-line (not comparable)
- Of first resort.
- The embankment was the first-line defense against the flood.
- Of prime quality or importance.
- At the lowermost supervisory level.
- first-line manager
- Police sergeant is a first-line position.
Related terms
- second-line
Further reading
- “first-line”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “first-line” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “first-line” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “first-line” in the Collins English Dictionary