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Meaning of line break | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.
  2. A character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text.
  3. a break made through the opposition's defensive line

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Examples

“Toby Flood replaced Wilkinson at the break and scrum-half Ben Youngs scored almost directly from the restart, spotting a gap down the short side and linking well with Tuilagi down the right flank, and nine minutes later full-back Ben Foden extended England's lead following a bullocking line-break by Tuilagi.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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