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• parting, part go
  a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
  
• axis go
  a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
  
• aclinic line, magnetic equator go
  an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
  
• agonic line go
  an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero
  
• isogonic line, isogonal line, isogone go
  an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same
  
• crest go
  the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
  
• timber line, timberline, tree line go
  line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
  
• snow line go
  the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice
  
• fault line go
  (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
  
• great circle go
  a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
  
• hemline go
  the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
  
• hipline go
  the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
  
• hipline go
  the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
  
• horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skyline go
  the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
  
• isogram, isopleth, isarithm go
  a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
  
• flight line go
  place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)
  
• line of sight, line of vision go
  an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks
  
• parallel, latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude go
  an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  
• lunar latitude go
  an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator
  
• path, route, itinerary go
  an established line of travel or access
  
• quadrant, quarter-circle go
  a quarter of the circumference of a circle
  
• rhumb line, rhumb, loxodrome go
  a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle
  
• danger line go
  a line beyond which it is dangerous to go
  
• side go
  a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
  
• water level, waterline, water line go
  a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel
  
• watermark, water line go
  a line marking the level reached by a body of water
  
• watershed, water parting, divide go
  a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
  
• course, path, track go
  a line or route along which something travels or moves
  
• line of force, field line go
  an imaginary line in a field of force