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Definition of 'line of scrimmage'

line of scrimmage

singular noun
In football, the line of scrimmage is an imaginary line on either side of which the offense and defense line up.
The Bears stacked the line of scrimmage with extra defenders to stop the run.
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line of scrimmage in British

noun
American football
an imaginary line, parallel to the goal lines, on which the ball is placed at the start of a down and on either side of which the offense and defense line up
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line of scrimmage in American

US
American Football
an imaginary line, parallel to the goal lines, on which the ball rests at the start of each play and on either side of which the teams line up
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Example sentences containing 'line of scrimmage'

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Shoulders hunched, it gave a dead-eyed stare over the line of scrimmage which was the chain across the opening of the port gates. Robert Wilson A DARKENING STAIN (2002)

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Definition of line of scrimmage from the Collins English Dictionary

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