n. 1
A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
n. 2
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
n. 3
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
The arrow descended in a curved line.
v. 1
To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
They lined up the books against the wall.

Related words

Word family: linecut linelike lineman lineside linesman linespace linespacing linesperson
Phrases: bottom line line up laugh line in-line line break cross the line line cook melodic line
Other spellings: lin linn lyne

Forms

Line, Battle Array, Array Of Battle or Order Of Battle?

The phrase battle array or array of battle is archaic and poetic; we now say in line or order of battle.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

3 letters: job¹, row¹
4 letters: race¹, note¹, mark¹, draw¹, edge¹, rope¹, cord¹, seam¹
5 letters: blood¹, stock¹, score¹, cable², trace¹
6 letters: family³, course¹, series², career², supply², branch¹, origin³, string¹, thread¹, crease¹, furrow²
7 letters: pursuit², descent², outline², lineage³, contour², wrinkle²
8 letters: business², boundary³, pedigree³
9 letters: bloodline², delineate⁴
10 letters: employment³, occupation⁴, succession³
11 letters: demarcation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cable² = 2 syllables).