receiving line

Noun

Meaning

receiving line (plural receiving lines)

A queue of guests waiting to greet or condole the guests of honor at a wedding or other ceremony.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

After formally receiving each guest in this fashion, the receiving line is finished and the people who had been duty-bound to stand in it can mingle with guests, eat, and enjoy more extended conversations. Source: Internet

The receiving line is a parallel dashed line 5 feet behind the short line. Source: Internet

The Balladeer sings "The Ballad of Czolgosz" as Czolgosz joins the receiving line, and upon reaching McKinley, he shoots him. Source: Internet

The hosts and any guests of honor form a receiving line in order of precedence near the entrance. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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