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Definition of Dropline
1. Noun. A headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right.
Generic synonyms: Headline, Newspaper Headline
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dropline
Literary usage of Dropline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook for Newspaper Workers, Treating Grammar, Punctuation, English by Grant Milnor Hyde (1921)
"The Crossline is a single line across the column, sometimes filling it flush and
sometimes left short and centered. WIND RUINS CORN CROP b. The dropline is ..."
2. A Course in Journalistic Writing by Grant Milnor Hyde (1922)
"dropline.—This is a crossline that has been divided into two or more parts.
To indicate that it is an expanded crossline, its first line begins at the ..."
3. Flue-Cured Tobacco: The Complete Handbook by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Program II (Hand or dropline Application) Alternative A Apply Prime + using the
dropline method with 0.33 to 0.67 fluid ounces of solution per plant without ..."
4. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"Most commercial producers today use plastic pipelines in closed dropline aerial
systems to reduce labor needs, achieve more sanitary collection and ..."
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