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end line

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noun

Sports.

  1. a line at each end of a court or playing field at right angles to the sidelines that defines one of the lengthwise boundaries of the playing area.

  2. a line at each end of a football field parallel to and 10 yards (9 meters) behind the goal line.

Etymology

Origin of end line

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

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