scrimmage line

American  

noun

1. line of scrimmage.

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Etymology

Origin of scrimmage line

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Mildren faded just behind the scrimmage line on the next play and found Harrison again, the split end grabbing the ball just inside the 5 and racing over.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2021

Unable to remember the plays, the boy was called offsides — crossing the scrimmage line before the ball was snapped — six or seven times in a row in a single game, his father said.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2016

Teddy pots it over the top of the scrimmage line and there we go.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2015

Map America, and the Mason-Dixon line looks quaint compared to the scrimmage line.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2013

Teeny-bits walked back to the scrimmage line with the captain and the coach.

From The Mark of the Knife by Ernst, Clayton H.