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line of scrimmage

DEFINITIONS OF: line of scrimmage

1

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

“the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage”
Synonyms:
scrimmage line
Type of:
line
in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
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