dividing line
noun
: a line or object that separates two areas
The dividing lines on the street were newly painted.
A fence marked the dividing line between the two properties.
—often used figurativelythe dividing line between right and wrong
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The dividing line between upper and lower Inspiration Point is Presidents Way.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
That means that the obvious question is: Where is the dividing line between these two bodies?
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
South of the dividing line, predominantly Black communities like Mapleton-Fall Creek and west side Hispanic neighborhoods would share districts with small southern Indiana towns extending as far as the Ohio River.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
The last official survey of the dividing line between Michiganders and Hoosiers was conducted in 1827, and wooden markers placed by federal surveyors at that time have largely rotted into the pastoral landscape.
—CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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