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Shortline is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Shortline in a sentence

Shortline meaning

An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance.

Using Shortline

  • The main meaning on this page is: An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance.

Context around Shortline

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Shortline

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

miles of shortline 1× to the shortline and convert 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the lake has 1×

Common sentence endings:

miles of shortline 1× the penalty area 1×

Words around Shortline

Just before it in the word index:

shortleaf 2 shortlands 3 shortland 19 shortish 4 shortis 2 shorting 39

Just after it in the word index:

shortlist 255 shortlisted 283 shortlisting 12 shortlists 15 shortlived 12 shortly 5.911

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Shortline

  • In this selection, "shortline" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include miles of shortline and to the shortline and convert. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shortline" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shortline

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The lake has more than 45 miles of shortline. (9 words)

At each of the corners, a convert radius quarter-circle is drawn, and a dotted line is painted parallel to the shortline and convert away from it without extending into the penalty area. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

At each of the corners, a convert radius quarter-circle is drawn, and a dotted line is painted parallel to the shortline and convert away from it without extending into the penalty area. (33 words)

The lake has more than 45 miles of shortline. (9 words)

Example sentences (2)

The lake has more than 45 miles of shortline.

At each of the corners, a convert radius quarter-circle is drawn, and a dotted line is painted parallel to the shortline and convert away from it without extending into the penalty area.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shortline" in a sentence?
An example: "The lake has more than 45 miles of shortline." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "shortline" from authentic English texts.
What does "shortline" mean?
Shortline means: An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance.
How many example sentences with "shortline" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "shortline", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.