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A line of persons waiting. Also: A long braid of hair falling down the back.

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Usage examples (38)
  • The queue for the newly released film stretched all the way around the block.
  • At the head of the queue is a woman carrying a baby in her arms.
  • June 3 - applications declared correct and placed in queue
  • So if you need, you can still check the call queue length.
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  • He stood in the "queue" (line of people waiting) with his "cue" (stick used in billiards) stick and waited for his turn to play.
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