redline /ˈɹɛd.laɪn/verb 5noun 2forms 3 verb5 •(US, Canada) To deny or complicate access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.Already ‘redlined’ by profit-hungry telcos, the inhabitants of poor inner city areas can be shut out of the new on-line services through lack of money. — 1995 •To operate a device at one or more redlines. •To run an internal combustion engine to its maximum or maximum recommended speed. •To achieve audio levels that will cause clipping (indicated by red in an audio meter). •To mark a drawing or document for correction or modification. noun2 •The maximum speed, temperature, pressure, etc., at which a device (such as the engine in a car, aircraft, etc.) is designed to operate. •A drawing, document, etc. that has been marked for correction or modification. formsredlined · redlining · redlines