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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Meanwhile, the Penguins’ blue line remains something of a disaster on paper. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 Each white to pale blue petal has a distinctive, dark blue line along its center. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025 On the wall was a map of Hunt, the Guadalupe River a blue line snaking across it. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025 One of the mainstays of the Avalanche’s blue line is coming back for three more seasons. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue line

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First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue line was in 1925

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“Blue line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20line. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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