line of communication
Way to connect
A line of communication is a route or channel through which information, supplies, or personnel travel between connected points.
In military contexts, it refers specifically to the routes connecting an army with its base of operations, making them strategically vital targets: The enemy sought to cut our lines of communication.
More broadly, the phrase describes any established channel for exchanging information between people or groups: We need to keep the lines of communication open during negotiations.
Voice communication device
- emailDigital written communication
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
fiber-optic · broadband · Wi-Fi · signal · transmission · connectivity · network · protocol
Formal authority hierarchy
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
- dispatchSend with speed
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
intelligence · briefing · headquarters · battalion · regiment · platoon · tactical · strategic
Route for delivering supplies
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- convoyGuarded traveling group
- resupplyProvide fresh provisions
- procurementObtaining goods externally
shipping · freight · cargo · dispatch · route · corridor · artery · channel
Spoken exchange between parties
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
conversation · understanding · connection · liaison · interaction · discourse · negotiation · mediation
telephone
Voice communication device
- emailDigital written communication
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
satellite · fiber-optic · broadband · Wi-Fi · signal · transmission · connectivity · network · protocol · relay
chain of command
Formal authority hierarchy
reconnaissance · intelligence · briefing · headquarters · battalion · regiment · platoon · tactical · strategic · satellite
supply line
Route for delivering supplies
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- convoyGuarded traveling group
- resupplyProvide fresh provisions
procurement · shipping · freight · cargo · dispatch · route · corridor · artery · channel · pipeline
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
exchange · conversation · understanding · connection · liaison · interaction · discourse · negotiation · mediation · consultation
line of communicationcommunication breakdown
Failure to convey meaning
disconnection · severance · radio silence · cut-off · broken link
line of communicationblockage
Obstruction halting movement
obstruction · barrier · wall of silence · censorship · suppression
line of communicationdead end
Passage without outlet
impasse · cul-de-sac · blind alley · roadblock · brick wall
lining, linear, lineage, lineal, linearity, linearly, collinear, rectilinear, communication