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WHAT DOES LINE AHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Line of battle

In naval warfare, the line of battle is a tactic in which the ships of the fleet form a line end to end. Its first use is disputed, but variously claimed for dates ranging from 1502 to 1652, with line-of-battle tactics being in wide use by 1675. The line of battle has the advantage over previous naval tactics—in which ships closed on each other for individual combat—that each ship in the line can fire its broadside without fear of hitting a friendly ship. Therefore in any given amount of time more shots can be fired by the entire fleet. Another advantage is that a relative movement of the line in relation to some part of the enemy fleet allows for a systematic concentration of fire on that part. To fend off this possibility the other fleet too can move in a line, with the result so typical for sea battle since 1675: two fleets sailing along each other or in opposite tack. A ship powerful enough to stand in the line of battle came to be known as a "ship of the line" or a "line of battle" ship which shortened to become "battleship".

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LINE AHEAD

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WORDS THAT END LIKE LINE AHEAD

against the head
ahead
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head
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on one´s head
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the go-ahead
Whitehead

Synonyms and antonyms of line ahead in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «line ahead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LINE AHEAD

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Translator English - Chinese

行未来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

línea por delante
570 millions of speakers

English

line ahead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाइन आगे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خط الأمام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

линия вперед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

linha de frente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এগিয়ে লাইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ligne avant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Garis depan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Linie vor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

行前に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

온라인 앞서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Baris ahead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường phía trước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னோக்கி வரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुढील ओळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ileride
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linea avanti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

linia przodu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лінія вперед
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

linie înainte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραμμή μπροστά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lyn voor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

linjen framåt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

linje foran
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LINE AHEAD»

The term «line ahead» is regularly used and occupies the 105.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINE AHEAD»

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Battleships: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
The other hobbling development was the initially realistic decision to rely on line- ahead tactics. Admiral Robert Blake formalized the line- of-battle formation during the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652–1654). The Dutch were the only naval power ...
Stanley Sandler, 2004
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Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy
In contrast, line ahead, whether “deep” (single straight line) or “Staffel” (see diagrams) had a big advantage in maneuver because it could be based simply on “follow the leader,” with complicated signals unnecessary. Line ahead was also ...
Patrick J. Kelly, 2011
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The Naval Institute Historical Atlas of the U.S. Navy
But Graves's flagship, the London, continued to fly the signal for maintaining the line ahead, meaning that each captain was to keep his ship a strict cable's length behind the vessel in front of him. Hood, whose ships now made up the rear ...
Craig L. Symonds, 2001
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The Rodney Papers: Selections from the Correspondence of ...
tice by public signal that my intention was to attack the enemy's rear with my whole force, which signal was answered by every ship in the fleet'.1 Fifteen minutes later Rodney ordered the ships of his command to close up their line ahead ...
George Brydges Rodney Baron Rodney, David Syrett, 2007
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European Warfare, 1350-1750
At Lowestoft the Dutch lost 32 of 100 ships but their tactics were partially linear; they still had not fully embraced the line-ahead formation. The new tactics were issued by Johan de Witt in August 1665. During the third Anglo-Dutch war, when  ...
Frank Tallett, D. J. B. Trim, 2010
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The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of ...
In line ahead a fleet of warships sailed not in the Spanish crescent or Ottoman scimitar-like broad front, but in single-file columns ahead of the flagship or designated captains, with all following ships mimicking maneuvers of the lead ship.
Cathal J. Nolan, 2006
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Wars of the Age of Louis Xiv, 1650-1715
These tactics were first used in the later 16th and early 17th centuries, but were not fully mature or formally adopted until the second half of the 17th century. line ahead. Any fighting formation in which warships formed a line and imitated ...
Cathal J. Nolan, 2008
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The Surveying Handbook
Set up a transit or theodolite at the end of the line and locate a new point on the line ahead. As shown in Figure 6-16, straight line HI must be extended to /. However, J is well beyond the range of visibility, but line If can be established from a ...
Russell Charles Brinker, Roy Minnick, 1995
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Invitation to Computer Science
Solution #2: You ask the person in line ahead of you how many people are In line ahead of him. When he responds, you add 1 to his count, and that's the number of people ahead of you. You have to have faith that all the people In line ahead ...
G.Michael Schneider, Judith Gersting, 2012
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Command at Sea: Naval Command and Control since the ...
ual commanders in chief who began to issue innumerable “additional” fighting instructions to the ships under their command and to seek alternative methods to address the conundrum of the line ahead.2 In the decades after 1720 the most ...
Michael A. PALMER, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINE AHEAD»

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Five talking points from stage 16 of the Tour de France - Cycling …
... Sagan took care of business by rolling unchallenged across the intermediate sprint line ahead of the peloton and then got his head down ... «Cycling Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Ian Bibby and Nikki Juniper win Ryedale Grand Prix - Cycling Weekly
Tom Moses of JLT Condor looked to have made the winning attack just short of the line but Bibby dug deep to lunge over the line ahead of his ... «Cycling Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Star Wars original marketer weighs in on controversial Amy …
... was a correlation between the issue of the magazine being released and the promotion of a new toy line ahead of the new film in December. «The Drum, Jul 15»
4
American Pharoah Rises After Post-Crown Layoff - WSJ
In the Travers Stakes held 11 days after the Jim Dandy, Affirmed crossed the finish line ahead of Alydar but was disqualified and placed second ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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The burger's last stand | GulfNews.com
M is scared. His anger tells me so. When he argues with the Hispanic man (race is always relevant in M's world) in the line ahead of him just ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
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Lockheed source: Sikorsky to stay in Stratford - Connecticut Post
“The Pentagon has to drill down here to make sure that this company never puts profits and the bottom line ahead of our national security,” ... «CT Post, Jul 15»
7
Investors play a safe game, Sensex ends lower by 43 pts | Business …
... the benchmark BSE Sensex ended the day 43 points lower at 28,420.12 as investors took a cautious line ahead of the monsoon session of ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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Kyle Busch wins NASCAR Sprint Cup 5 Hours ENERGY 301 …
28 car crossing the finish line ahead of Josef Newgarden's No. 67 CFH Racing Chevrolet. Ryan Hunter-Reay certainly understood how ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
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Online poker operator 888 Holdings wins race for Bwin.Party | This …
View comments. 888 Holdings got its nose over the line ahead of rival GVC Holdings in the race for Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment yesterday. «This is Money, Jul 15»
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Manchester United transfer news: Van Gaal hints at 'surprise' striker …
... about the club's striker situation, but hinted that he could add a "surprise" option to his front line ahead of the new Premier League season. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»

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