line of scrimmage

Other forms: lines of scrimmage

Definitions of line of scrimmage
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    line
    in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
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