deadline

/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/

noun

  1. 1

    A 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!”
  2. 2

    A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.

  3. 3

    A line that does not move.

  4. 4

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

verb

  1. 1

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

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