redline
Plural: redlines
Verb
Verb Forms: redlined, redlining, redlines
- To deny services based on where people live.
- discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- To mark a drawing or document for correction or modification.
- To operate a device at one or more redlines.
- To operate a device at one or more redlines.
- To run an internal combustion engine to its maximum or maximum recommended speed.
- To deny or complicate access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.
- To achieve audio levels that will cause clipping (indicated by red in an audio meter).
Noun
- A drawing, document, etc. that has been marked for correction or modification.
- The maximum speed, temperature, pressure, etc., at which a device (such as the engine in a car, aircraft, etc.) is designed to operate.
Examples
- Some players redline certain areas of the board, preventing opponents from scoring big.
Origin / Etymology
From red + line, originating with the frequent use of red pen or pencil to mark corrections on drawings and documents (1), and the red markings on a tachometer (2).
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
redline: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordredline: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
redline: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
redline: valid Words With Friends Word