blue line
noun
: either of two blue lines that divide an ice hockey rink into three equal zones and that separate the offensive and defensive zones from the center-ice neutral zone
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In addition, the Minnesota blue line is expected to add two recruits for next season.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Panarin did all of the scoring in the first period by stripping the puck from Evan Bouchard at the Kings' blue line and skating away for a top-corner breakaway.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The shift after Holloway scored, Namestnikov got overtaken just inside the offensive blue line.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
No borders and a thin blue line Viewing the Earth from space, White highlights, drives home that the borders that mark our maps are largely imaginary.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Panarin did all of the scoring in the first period by stripping the puck from Evan Bouchard at the Kings' blue line and skating away for a top-corner breakaway.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The shift after Holloway scored, Namestnikov got overtaken just inside the offensive blue line.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
No borders and a thin blue line Viewing the Earth from space, White highlights, drives home that the borders that mark our maps are largely imaginary.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blue line
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“Blue line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20line. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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