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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)