Definitions
a queue of people waiting for free food
Word origin
From bread + line. In sense 2, referring to the income level at which one can afford to buy bread, a staple food.
Used in a sentence
“I do not think anyone of us can walk by a breadline and see even the most unkempt and raggedy man in the line without saying to himself, "There but for the grace of God."”
“Breadlines and social agencies, while staffing women, employed more men and served more men, making women a minority in the visual landscape.”
“Every day brings new worries about falling below the breadline.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Queue for food aid”9 letters
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