green line

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letters)

1. (in Lebanon) a demarcation line that divides predominantly Christian East Beirut and predominantly Moslem West Beirut.
2. any similar demarcation line between two hostile communities, as between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in Nicosia.

green line

noun

1. sometimes capitals a line of demarcation between two hostile communities

Example Sentences

The size of the crowds caused a brief disruption to the Luas tram network, with parts of the Red and Green line services out of operation for about half an hour.

From BBC

In his bewilderment Holmes would have been entitled to repeat the famous Green line four decades on.

From BBC

The C-Line, formerly known as the Green Line, never made it to LAX largely because of pushback over safety concerns.

From Los Angeles Times

That sentence included the line “There cannot be democracy for Jews in Israel as long as Palestinians live under a regime of apartheid, as Israeli legal experts have described it. Indeed, the ultimate purpose of the judicial overhaul is to tighten restrictions on Gaza, deprive Palestinians of equal rights both beyond the Green Line and within it, annex more land, and ethnically cleanse all territories under Israeli rule of their Palestinian population.”

From Slate

Brendan Ofori, 17, of Fort Washington, Maryland, was shot on a Metro Green Line train traveling from L’Enfant Plaza to Waterfront around 11:40 a.m. on May 28.

From Washington Times