scrimmage : Idioms & Phrases
line of scrimmage
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noun line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football
line of scrimmage.
- the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage
WordNet
scrimmage line
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noun line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football
line of scrimmage.
- the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage