demarcation
Collocations
5ADJ.
artificial, consecutive
VERB + DEMARCATION
line, progress
DEMARCATION + NOUN
hunter, villages
PREP.
between, in, on
ADV.
somewhat
Definitions
noun
The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.
About sunset, he was leaning on the remains of an old wall, which had once probably surrounded a Roman encampment, and now served as a line of demarcation between two villages, as jealous of each other's claims as near neighbours usually are.
Any strictly defined separation.
There is an alleged, in fact somewhat artificial demarcation in the type of work done by members of different trade unions.
In the sea there is no demarcation between the hunter and the hunted, as there is on the African plains.
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6About sunset, he was leaning on the remains of an old wall, which had once probably surrounded a Roman encampment, and now served as a line of demarcation between two villages, as jealous of each othe
WiktionaryThere is an alleged, in fact somewhat artificial demarcation in the type of work done by members of different trade unions.
WiktionaryIn the sea there is no demarcation between the hunter and the hunted, as there is on the African plains.
WiktionaryThe International Date Line serves as the "line of demarcation" between two consecutive calendar dates.
Tatoeba · #6695997My strife for learning archaic words has no demarcation.
Tatoeba · #10522500They have not been able to make progress on the demarcation of the disputed border.
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