dateline | ||
1. | [ noun ] (geography) an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian | |
Synonyms: | International_Date_Line date_line | |
Related terms: | meridian | |
2. | [ verb ] mark with a date, and often with a place, to, as of a newspaper article or a letter | |
Synonyms: | date-mark datemark | |
Related terms: | date | |
3. | [ noun ] (linguistics,writing,news) a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch | |
Related terms: | line dispatch | |
Similar spelling: |
date_line data_link dawdling |