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alignment definition

align·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. an aligning or being aligned; esp.,
    1. arrangement in a straight line
    2. a condition of close cooperation a new alignment of European nations
  2. a line or lines formed by aligning
  3. Engineering a ground plan, as of a fieldwork, railroad, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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