demarcation line. Int’l law. A provisional border having the function of separating territories under different jurisdictions, usu. established when the political situation does not admit a final boundary arrangement. — Also termed line of demarcation.
papal line of demarcation 教皇分界线 1493年罗马教皇亚历山大六世〔Alexander Ⅵ〕确定，并为1494年马赛条约〔Treaty of Marseilles〕修订的划分西班牙与葡萄牙殖民势力范围的分界线，即以佛得角群岛〔Cape Verde Islands〕以西370里格〔league〕(每里格约3海里)子午线为界，以西所发现之非基督教土地归西班牙，以东归葡萄牙。
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line, n. 1. A demarcation, border, or limit (the line between right and wrong). 2. A person’s occupation or business (what line of business is Watson in?). 3. In manufacturing, a series of closely related products. 4. The ancestry of a person; lineage (the Fergusons came from a long line of wheat farmers). collateral line.