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

Examples of blue line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Carlo, Myers and Simon Benoit, in particular, have been giving up a ton, and that’s half their blue line right there. —James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025

Jonathan Aspirot tried to step up on Giroux at the Boston blue line and was too late to deny the slick veteran’s that started a 2-on-1 for Pinto and Michael Amadio. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

The Kraken turned the puck over at the Sharks’ blue line, and rookie defenseman Sam Dickinson poked the loose puck ahead to Jeff Skinner. —Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025

Hughes collected a pass from defenseman Simon Nemec near the Avs' blue line and then beat Miner with a wrist shot from the left circle. —Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blue line

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• byline
• canine