end line

noun

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Definition of end line

: 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

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The team that everybody swore we would no longer see suddenly reappeared between the TD Garden end lines.

— david murphy, Philly.com, "Poof: Ben Simmons, Sixers, and maybe the series just disappeared | David Murphy," 4 May 2018
The player gets behind him to run along the end line.

— jordan culver, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando City falls 2-1 at Toronto FC," 18 May 2018
Oculus is only one day into the launch of a new, $199 VR headset, but the company has already begun hinting at the future of its higher-end line of Rift products.

— sam machkovech, Ars Technica, "Oculus reveals its next big VR trick: Wider-FOV lenses that automatically move," 2 May 2018
Mykhailiuk quickly grabbed the ball after one bounce and ran past the end line.

— jesse newell, kansascity, "Why KU's Svi Mykhailiuk didn't throw that inbounds pass to an open Lagerald Vick | The Kansas City Star," 23 Mar. 2018
The decisive play — the only dangerous scoring chance for either team — began when New Trier’s Victoria Flannagan raced to the left end line and blindly crossed the ball into the middle.

— matt le cren, Naperville Sun, "'Their keeper is awesome': Loyola recruit Maddie Hausmann stands out in Naperville North's loss to New Trier," 28 Apr. 2018
Messi scored with a mid-height shot from the middle of the area after a great backheel pass by Jordi Alba off the end line.

— tales azzoni, Hoy, "Barcelona golea y gana por 4ta vez seguida la Copa del Rey," 21 Apr. 2018
Kljestan’s through ball to Meram on the left side of the penalty area caused New York defenders Aurélien Collin and Connor Lade to focus on the winger near the end line, with Collin putting pressure on Meram.

— jordan culver, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando City midfielder Will Johnson’s goal the product of quality in final third," 3 Apr. 2018
On the perimeter, a cherry-red color borders the end lines.

— jake fischer, SI.com, "‘Gray Became the New Black’: How College Basketball Jerseys Went Platinum," 21 Mar. 2018

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1893

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