DEADLINE

deadline

(noun) the point in time at which something must be completed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

deadline (plural deadlines)

A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.

(archaic) A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.

(archaic) A line that does not move.

(archaic) A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.

Verb

deadline (third-person singular simple present deadlines, present participle deadlining, simple past and past participle deadlined)

(military) To render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.

Anagrams

• denailed

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