goal line

noun

: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated

Examples of goal line in a Sentence

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In the opener against the Patriots, tight end Tanner Hudson lifted the ball to celebrate before crossing the goal line and got stripped for a turnover. Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024 Advertisement The next time the Monarchs got the ball, Kayden Dixon-Wyatt leaped high in the air for a 31-yard grab at the Spartans’ two-yard line but a goal line stand kept the proud Spartans in the game. Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024 All three ended up lying down across the goal line. Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024 And then the feeling that came with finally crossing the goal line? Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for goal line 

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of goal line was in 1860

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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

goal line

noun
: a line at either end of a playing area that marks the goal
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