touchline en · NOUN
Etymology
From touch + line.
Meanings
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One of the lines that mark the border limits of the pitch.
Some kids were having a kickabout on the grass beside the walkway, cheering, groaning, calling for the ball, absorbed in the game, a self-contained universe marked out by jackets for goalposts and invisible touchlines.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 107:French winger Hatem Ben Arfa has also taken plenty of plaudits recently and he was the architect of the opening goal with some superb trickery on the left touchline.
2012 April 21, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| touch line | alternative | lexicographic | |
| touchlines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (6)
bg страни́чна ли́ния (Translations) · es línea de cal (Translations) · es línea de banda (Translations) · cs postranní čára (Translations) · it linea di fondocampo (Translations) · sv sidlinje (Translations)