Definition

1. Noun:
   • Front line, firing line: The line or area where opposing military forces are engaged in direct combat. This is the primary and most common meaning.
   • Broad coalition, united front: A broad organization or alliance of various forces united for a common struggle or purpose. This is a figurative extension of the military term.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Military Front):

  • Bộ đội ta đã giữ vững trận tuyến. (Our troops firmly held the front line.)
  • Địch tìm cách chọc thủng trận tuyến của ta. (The enemy sought to breach our firing line.)

• Noun (Figurative Coalition):

  • Các nước đã thành lập một trận tuyến chống lại khủng bố. (The countries formed a united front against terrorism.)
  • Đó là một trận tuyến rộng rãi của nhân dân yêu chuộng hòa bình. (That is a broad front of peace-loving people.)

Advanced Usage

• "không trận tuyến" (without a front line): Describes a type of warfare, like guerrilla war, where there is no fixed, conventional battle line.
  • Chiến tranh du kích là một cuộc chiến tranh không trận tuyến. (Guerrilla warfare is a war without a front line.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tuyến đầu (noun): Front line, forefront. Often used similarly in both military and figurative contexts (e.g., - the frontline against the pandemic).
• Mặt trận (noun): Front. Can be synonymous with "trận tuyến" in its figurative sense of a broad alliance (e.g., - Fatherland Front). In a military context, it often refers to a larger theater or front.

Synonyms

• Phòng tuyến (noun): Defensive line, battle line. Emphasizes a defensive position.
• Tiền tuyến (noun): Front line, specifically the forwardmost position.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Giữ vững trận tuyến: To hold firm the front line/position. Used both literally and figuratively.
• Chọc thủng trận tuyến: To breach/puncture the front line. Used both literally and figuratively.

noun

1. front line, firing line