#line.location  a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
  supertype:  location  a point or extent in space
  subtype:  part.line  a line where the hair is parted; "his part was right in the middle"
  subtype:  axis  a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
     subtype:  coordinate_axis  one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system
        subtype:  x-axis  the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system
        subtype:  y-axis  the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system
        subtype:  z-axis  the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system
     subtype:  major_axis  the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci
     subtype:  semimajor_axis  one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end
     subtype:  minor_axis  the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
     subtype:  semiminor_axis  one-half the minor axis of an ellipse
     subtype:  principal_axis__optic_axis  a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
  subtype:  aclinic_line__aclinicline__magnetic_equator  an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
  subtype:  agonic_line  an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero
  subtype:  isogonic_line__isogonal_line__isogone  an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same
  subtype:  crest  the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
  subtype:  timber_line__timberline__tree_line  line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
  subtype:  snow_line  the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice
  subtype:  fault_line__faultline  (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
  subtype:  great_circle__greatcircle  a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
     subtype:  celestial_equator__celestialequator__equinoctial_circle__equinoctialcircle__equinoctial_line__equinoctialline__equinoctial  the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
        subtype:  right_ascension  an arc of the celestial equator eastward from the vernal equinox
     subtype:  ecliptic  the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; "all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"
     subtype:  equator  an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"
     subtype:  celestial_horizon__celestialhorizon__horizon  the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
     subtype:  hour_circle  a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles
     subtype:  meridian__longitude__line_of_longitude  an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"
        subtype:  observer's_meridian  a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith
        subtype:  prime_meridian__primemeridian  meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich (England) longitude)
        subtype:  magnetic_meridian  an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth
        subtype:  date_line__dateline__International_Date_Line  an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
     subtype:  vertical_circle  a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon
  subtype:  hemline  the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
  subtype:  hipline.line  the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
  subtype:  hipline  the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
  subtype:  apparent_horizon__horizon__visible_horizon__visiblehorizon__sensible_horizon__skyline  the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
  subtype:  isogram__isopleth__isarithm  a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
     subtype:  isobar  an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
     subtype:  isochrone  an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time
     subtype:  isohel  an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine
     subtype:  isotherm  an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
  subtype:  flight_line  place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)
  subtype:  line_of_sight__line_of_vision  a straight line along which an observer looks
  subtype:  parallel_of_latitude__latitude__line_of_latitude__parallel  an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
     subtype:  polar_circle__polarcircle  a line of latitude at the north or south poles
        instance:  Antarctic_Circle  Arctic_Circle
     subtype:  horse_latitude__horselatitude  either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light baffling winds
     subtype:  tropic  either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics
        instance:  Tropic_of_Cancer  Tropic_of_Capricorn
  subtype:  lunar_latitude__lunarlatitude  an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator
  subtype:  itinerary__path__route  an established line of travel or access
     subtype:  feeder_line  a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline)
     subtype:  main_line  the principal route of a transportation system
     subtype:  data_track__track  (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
     subtype:  air_lane__airlane__flight_path__airway  a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
        subtype:  approach_path__approach__glide_path__glidepath__glide_slope__glideslope  the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
     subtype:  traffic_pattern__trafficpattern__approach_pattern__pattern  the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted"
     subtype:  flight_path  the path of an aircraft or rocket through the air
     subtype:  beat.itinerary__round  a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
     subtype:  bus_route__busroute  the route regularly followed by a passenger bus
     subtype:  line_of_flight  the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air
     subtype:  line_of_march.itinerary__lineofmarch  the route along which a column advances
     subtype:  celestial_orbit__celestialorbit__orbit  the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"
        subtype:  geosynchronous_orbit  a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours
           subtype:  geostationary_orbit__geostationaryorbit  a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth
     subtype:  electron_orbit__orbit  the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
     subtype:  beeline  the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom"
     subtype:  circuit.itinerary  an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit"
     subtype:  crosscut  a diagonal path
     subtype:  supply_line__supply_route  a route over which supplies can be delivered
     subtype:  line_of_fire  the path of a missile discharged from a firearm
     subtype:  migration_route__migrationroute__flyway  the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
     subtype:  fairway.itinerary  the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or costal waters
     subtype:  direction.itinerary__way  a line leading to a place or point: "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
        subtype:  bearing.direction__heading__aim  the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
           subtype:  tack.bearing  the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
        subtype:  course.direction__trend  general line of orientation: "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"
        subtype:  tendency.direction__trend  a general direction in which something tends to move: "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
     subtype:  trade_route__traderoute  a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)
        instance:  Silk_Road
     subtype:  Northwest_Passage  a water route between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906)
  subtype:  quarter-circle__quartercircle__quadrant  a quarter of the circumference of a circle
  subtype:  rhumb_line__rhumbline__rhumb  a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
  subtype:  danger_line  a line beyond which it is dangerous to go
  subtype:  side.line  a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
  subtype:  waterline__water_line__waterline__water_level  a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
     subtype:  load_line__Plimsoll_line__Plimsoll_mark__Plimsoll  waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
  subtype:  water_line__waterline__watermark  a line marking the level reached by a body of water
     subtype:  high-water_mark  a line marking the highest level reached
     subtype:  low-water_mark__lowwatermark  a line marking the lowest level reached
  subtype:  watershed__water_parting__waterparting__divide  a line that divides two adjacent river systems
     subtype:  continental_divide__continentaldivide  the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges)
     instance:  Great_Divide__Great_Dividing_Range
  subtype:  path.line__track__course  a line or route along which something travels or moves: "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
     subtype:  collision_course.path__collisioncourse  a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged
     subtype:  inside_track.path__insidetrack  the inner side of a curved racecourse
     subtype:  round.path  the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"
     subtype:  steps__step  the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"
     subtype:  swath.path__belt  a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
     subtype:  trail.path  a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
        subtype:  slot.trail  the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
        subtype:  spoor  the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor"
  subtype:  line_of_force__field_line__fieldline  an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point
     subtype:  electrical_line_of_force  a line of force in an electrical field
     subtype:  magnetic_line_of_force  a line of force in a magnetic field

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