goal line

American  

noun

Sports.

1. the line that bounds a goal, especially the front line.

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goal line British  

noun

1. sport the line marking each end of the pitch, on which the goals stand

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Etymology

Origin of goal line

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Joseph Jr. — a wiry 22-year-old with a head full of curly dark brown hair — runs briskly toward the goal line with a black cast on his left arm.

From Los Angeles Times

Wilson threw the ball toward receiver Ricardo Lockette near the goal line, but it was intercepted by Patriots rookie Butler to seal the win for New England.

From Los Angeles Times

Fans watching Sunday can expect to see clips of Malcolm Butler’s interception at the goal line that helped give Tom Brady’s Patriots the win that year.

From Los Angeles Times

But they took the lead on 10 minutes as striker Vasil Kusej forced the ball across the goal line at the far post after Tomas Holes's glancing header from a corner.

From Barron's

Mendoza slalomed past a lineman, trucked through a linebacker and launched himself Superman-style, extending the ball over the goal line just as two more Miami defenders crashed into his ribs.

From The Wall Street Journal