goal line

noun

a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand

• Hypernyms: ↑line

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noun

: a line marking each end of the field of play in various games and extending from one side of the field to the other or from one goalpost to the other — see football illustration

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Sports.

the line that bounds a goal, esp. the front line.

[1865-70]

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goal line noun

The boundary marking each end of the field, on which the goals are situated

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Main Entry: ↑goal

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goal line UK US noun [countable] [singular goal line plural goal lines]

the line at each end of a sports field that a ball must cross to score a goal

Thesaurus: sports fields and parts of sports fields_hyponym

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goal line,

a line marking the position of a goal in a game.

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n. Sports a line between each pair of goals or goalposts, extended across the playing field to form the end boundary of the field of play

■ Football either of two lines, one at each end of the football field, across which the ball must be carried or caught for a touchdown

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noun, pl ⋯ lines [count]

: a line that must be crossed to score a goal in soccer, hockey, football, etc.

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ˈgoal line [goal line goal lines] noun

(in football, ↑hockey, etc.) the line at either end of a sports field on which the goal stands or which the ball must cross to score a goal or ↑touchdown