戦線(せんせん)

せんせん
noun
front line; battle front
1. front line; battle front; war front
The area where opposing military forces engage in combat. Also used figuratively for the front line of any competitive or challenging endeavor.
戦線(せんせん)が拡大(かくだい)した。
The front line expanded.
負傷(ふしょう)して戦線(せんせん)を離(はな)れた。
He was wounded and left the front.
梅雨(ばいう)前線(ぜんせん)が日本列島(にほんれっとう)に沿(そ)って停滞(ていたい)し、各地(かくち)で大雨(おおあめ)となった。
The rainy season front stalled along the Japanese archipelago, bringing heavy rain across the country.

Literally 'battle line,' used both for military fronts and figuratively for the leading edge of competition, effort, or activity.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 戦線(せんせん)を離脱(りだつ)する: to withdraw from the front
  • 戦線(せんせん)が膠着(こうちゃく)する: the front becomes deadlocked
  • 戦線(せんせん)を拡大(かくだい)する: to expand the front
  • 統一(とういつ)戦線(せんせん): united front

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 前線(ぜんせん): front line — used both militarily and in weather (梅雨(ばいう)前線(ぜんせん) 'rainy season front'); broader usage than 戦線(せんせん)
  • 最前線(さいぜんせん): the very front line — the most forward position; also used figuratively for cutting-edge work
  • 戦場(せんじょう): battlefield — the physical location of a battle rather than the line of engagement

RELATED TERMS:

  • 戦線(せんせん)復帰(ふっき): return to the front; comeback (often used in sports for returning from injury)
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