THIN_RED_LINE meaning: Metaphor for thinly held defense

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Thin Red Line)

▸ noun: (historical) The members the 93rd Regiment of the British Army who met the charge of the Russian cavalry at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854.
▸ noun: (by extension) Any thinly spread military unit holding firm against attack.

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thick blue line, thick red line, thin blue line, thick black line

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