end line

noun

|Updated on: 10 Aug 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 ball bounced near the end line after the punch, and Blessing managed to gather it.

— jordan culver, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando City falls 4-1 at LAFC, extends MLS losing streak," 9 July 2018
Kane had a chance to double the lead in the 30th minute when Subasic made a sliding save on his short-range shot and Kane’s follow-up effort from the end line hit the post and bounced off the keeper and up as the flag went up.

— ronald blum, BostonGlobe.com, "Croatia reaches first World Cup final," 11 July 2018
Kevin Ellis, who returned to the starting XI to fill the spot left by Kappelhof, dribbled to the end line to set up the striker's close-range finish.

— juan pimiento, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago Fire's unbeaten streak ends with a loss in Vancouver," 7 July 2018
Hwang Hee-Chan gets to the end line and floats a ball to the back post, but Chucky Lozano flies in to break it up and prevent Lee Yong from getting a foot on it.

— andrew keh, New York Times, "Love Story: Mexico Wins Again and Its Fans Roar for the Coach," 24 June 2018
Taider made his way toward the end line and was tripped up by Orlando City’s Cristian Higuita for a penalty.

— jordan culver, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando City nosedive continues with 3-0 road loss to Montreal Impact," 13 June 2018
Carmel, without any timeouts, was called for reaching over the end line and knocking the ball away from a Warren Central player inbounding the ball.

— kyle neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "Like it has all season long, Warren Central finds a way to win," 24 Mar. 2018
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

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