line of communication
English
Alternative forms
- line of communications
Noun
line of communication (plural lines of communication)
- (military) The networks of land, water, and air routes that connects a battlefield and its military personnel, supplies, etc.
- A chain of communications through an established system.
- If anything is lost in the line of communication, they could end up blowing their cover.
Further reading
- “line of communications”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “line of communication”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “line of communication” in the Collins English Dictionary