Definition of "frontline" []

• A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions. (noun)
• Basketball See frontcourt. (noun)
• Football The linemen of a team. (noun)
• Sports The players who play farthest forward, as in volleyball. (noun)
• Located or used at a military front. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The Nuggets 'thin frontline possibly got even thinner when Jefferson and Nene collided with less than a minute to play."
• "The 6-foot-8, 265-pounder will be inserted into the starting lineup and will be asked to anchor the frontline from the outset."
• "The Bucks were able to get several easy baskets inside as they exploited Cleveland's thin frontline, especially Williams, who blasted down the lane for baskets without any defenders in his path."