LINE OF SCRIMMAGE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage

Synonyms:

line of scrimmage; scrimmage line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("line of scrimmage" is a kind of...):

line (in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)

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