noun🔗ShareA time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed."I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!"timebusinessjobworkachievementorganizationtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA guideline marked on a plate for a printing press."The printer carefully aligned the image along the deadline on the printing plate. ""The printer carefully followed the deadline on the metal plate to ensure the printing was aligned correctly. "technicalindustrytoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA line that does not move."The project's deadline is a hard line; we can't go past it. "businesstimejobtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot."The soldiers patrolled the deadline, ensuring no prisoners escaped. "militarywarlawtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc."The faulty wiring deadline the entire computer system, making it unusable until repairs were complete. "militarytechnicaltoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
