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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Railroad), engraving A line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which up-trains run. See up-train.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of up line.
  • adjective Describing a higher level in a hierarchical management structure

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Examples

  • When, years before the Smart bamboozle, the erstwhile archbishop of Detroit removed tens of millions of dollars from the endowment care funds of diocesan cemeteries, he retired to his emeritus status in the good graces of his church and ecclesiastical up-line.

    Thomas Lynch: Bamboozles, Sacred and Secular Thomas Lynch 2010

  • The responsibility and accountability belong up-line with the Commander-in-Chief and Congress.

    Supporting US Troops by Putting the Iraq War on Trial 2007

  • For as soon as the infected voting machine transfers the rogue program up-line to the server, the server can populate all the other voting machines with the next download.

    How to steal an election...How do we stop it? 2007

  • Choose a sponsor in an up-line who will be supportive and will be willing to help you get started.

    Making Money in Network Marketing and Direct Sales 2006

  • I paid $.08 each in an up-line quantity order agreement with the original supplier of these quality headsets.

    GET RICH NOW! Michael Caddell 2006

  • I paid $.08 each in an up-line quantity order agreement with the original supplier of these quality headsets.

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  • He was the up-line ticket clerk at Easewood Junction, and felt the responsibilities of his position.

    The History of Mr. Polly 2003

  • Late in the afternoon came a thrill when the mule-mounted infantry reappeared, heading up-line towards us.

    Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003

  • I looked up-line through my glasses and saw the Mudowwara patrol breaking back uncertainly towards the railway to meet the train-fugitives running their fastest northward.

    Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003

  • Then when the next train came in and stopped, Bobbie went across the metals of the up-line and stood beside the engine.

    The Railway Children Edith 2003

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