Noun
receiving line (plural receiving lines)
A queue of guests waiting to greet or condole the guests of honor at a wedding or other ceremony.
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