end line

Noun

Meaning

The line at which something ends

(sports, American football, hurling, Gaelic football) In various goal-based sports, the boundary line, running across the goal.

(basketball) out of bounds line under the basket

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

crossbar expiry denouement finish line limit point goal line

Examples

Also, the service area was expanded to allow players to serve from anywhere behind the end line but still within the theoretical extension of the sidelines. Source: Internet

Canadian rule books use the terms goal area and dead line instead of end zone and end line respectively, but the latter terms are the more common in colloquial Canadian English. Source: Internet

His catch on the end line was fantastic. Source: Internet

• Free Throw Administration: The lead official shall stand on the end line and bounce the ball to the free thrower. Source: Internet

Prior to this, the goal line and end line were the same, and players scored a touchdown by leaving the field of play through that line. Source: Internet

The end zone was also shorter than the north, as the south end zone was eight yards, compared to the regulation 10 yards. citation One corner of the north end line ran just inches short of the left field wall. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

end item end key end lap end lockdown end man end mark