line of scrimmage

Noun

Meaning

line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

scrimmage line line flat los dividing line demarcation line offensive line fence line drive line line of attack attack line line ofscrimmage imaginary line our plan of attack attack angle

Hypernyms

line

Examples

American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East. David Mamet

Peyton Manning is doing things that I think no other quarterback in the history of the league has done at the line of scrimmage... I just think they are a team right now that's got a real chance to run the table. Don Shula

the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage Source: Internet

After seeing him used near the line of scrimmage more with Arizona in 2017 and as a slot safety often with Houston in 2018, it was refreshing to see the Chiefs bounce him around. Source: Internet

Another difference was that after touching ground 25 yards or more beyond the line of scrimmage, punts could be recovered and advanced by all players of the kicking team. Source: Internet

Bunz, however, corralled Alexander at the line of scrimmage on an open-field tackle and kept him from reaching the end zone. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

line of reasoning line of rotation line of Saturn line of separation line of sight line of striction