FIRST-LINE


Meaning of FIRST-LINE in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : available for immediate effective combat service

first-line troops

first-line ships

2. : of the first quality or importance

there are in the area no potential first-line industrial centers — S.G.Hanson

a first-line tire

attended by 50 first-line business executives — American Standards Association

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective

: being the preferred, standard, or first choice

first-line treatment of tuberculosis

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.