dateline

• اسم له معنيان رئيسان: (1) خط وهمي على سطح الأرض يتبع تقريبًا خط الطول 180 حيث يتغير التاريخ بيوم واحد؛ (2) سطر في بداية الخبر يحدد تاريخ ومكان إرسال المادة.

A noun with two distinct meanings: (1) an imaginary line on the Earth's surface, roughly following the 180th meridian, where the date changes by one day; (2) a line at the beginning of a news article indicating the date and place of origin of the dispatch.

1. International Date LineB2formal

   An imaginary line on the Earth's surface, roughly following the 180th meridian, where the date changes by one day when crossed.

   خط التاريخ الدولي

   • When crossing the dateline from east to west, you lose a day.
   • The dateline is not a straight line but zigzags to avoid landmasses.
   • Travelers often get confused by the dateline when flying across the Pacific.

   المرادفاتdate lineinternational date line

2. News article lineB2formal

   A line at the beginning of a news article that indicates the date and location where the story was written or originated.

   سطر التاريخ والمكان

   • The dateline of the article read 'London, 15 March'.
   • Journalists always include a dateline to show where the report was filed.
   • The dateline helps readers understand the context of the news.

• فعل يُستخدم للإشارة إلى تدوين التاريخ ومكان المنشأ على مستند أو مقال أو بثّ. ويُقصد به تحديد تاريخ الشيء ومصدره أو موضعه الزمني والمكاني.

A verb used to indicate the act of marking a document, article, or broadcast with a date and location of origin.

1. Mark with a date and placeB2formal

   To indicate the date and location of an event, typically in a news article or document.

   تأريخ المكان والزمان

   • The journalist datelined the article from Paris.
   • The report was datelined New York, 15 March.
   • He carefully datelined each entry in his travel journal.