外线 Traditional form: 外線 Pinyin (reading): wàixiàn Definitions: (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position (telephony) outside line (basketball) outside the three-point line Characters: 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition 线 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail Traditional characters: 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition 線 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail