end line

noun

: a line marking an end or boundary especially of a playing area: such as

a

: a line at either end of a football field 10 yards beyond and parallel to the goal line

b

: a line at either end of a court (as in basketball or tennis) perpendicular to the sidelines

Examples of end line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Agustin Ojeda tapped a pass to Nicolas Fernandez near the right sideline and darted toward the end line on the give-and-go. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

The Mexican international rushed onto a cross that forced Thorns goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold off her line to make a save, but the ball bounced off Ovalle and over the end line to level the score. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box. — Kamran Nia july 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Ricketts sprung second-half sub Omar Yehya to the end line, and Yehya rewarded Moshobane for all his work by finding him in the box. — Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for end line

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

Kids Definition

end line

noun

: a line marking an end or boundary (as on a playing field)