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

The Lakers tried to ride their best five to the finish Sunday, but ran out of gas and were passed up just prior to the end line by a bunch of young legs. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2025

Soon thereafter, in the final minute, Lozano went all out to run down a ball near the end line and made a slide to no avail. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025

The threat of Thommy cutting back to dribble toward the end line forced the St. Louis back line to drop deeper, opening up space. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025

Luis Suarez took the ball to the end line at Chase Stadium while Sporting’s back line was preoccupied with another run in the box. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025

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
• byline
• canine

Kids Definition

end line

noun

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