Also means
figure, outline
Usage Note
Ligne covers a wide range of meanings: a drawn line, a bus or metro route, a telephone line, and even one's figure or silhouette. Saying garder la ligne means to watch one's figure. The plural lignes often refers to written lines in a text.
Examples
"Le train suit cette ligne droite."
Natural Translation
The train follows this straight line.

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