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

Padelford headed home a corner kick played in by Cade Cowell in the 20th minute and Ruvalcaba slipped a shot from about a yard off the right end line inside the back post to give RBNY a 3-0 lead in the 27th. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

However, replay showed the football did not cross the end line and on fourth-and-goal from the 1 Marshall failed to score on a running play. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

Reus played a free kick from near the left end line to the near post, where Klauss flicked in a header in the 76th minute. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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

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)