line of scrimmage
noun Football.
an imaginary line parallel to the goal lines that passes from one sideline to the other through the point of the football closest to the goal line of each team.
Words nearby line of scrimmage
Origin of line of scrimmage
First recorded in 1905–10
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British Dictionary definitions for line of scrimmage
line of scrimmage
noun
American football an imaginary line, parallel to the goal lines, on which the ball is placed at the start of a down and on either side of which the offense and defense line up
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