goal line
noun
: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated
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Sullivan made a nice play on the ball and then twisted out of a tackle and ran 15 yards to the goal line.
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Erin Ambrose made a cross-ice pass to Poulin, who beat Maddie Rooney on a sharp angle near the goal line.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Butler's rookie season ended in Super Bowl XLIX, when his interception at the goal line against Seattle became one of the most famous plays in Boston sports history.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 11 May 2026
For those, a maximum of five defenders must start behind the goal line, and the opposition’s attackers must be positioned outside the shooting circle.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Erin Ambrose made a cross-ice pass to Poulin, who beat Maddie Rooney on a sharp angle near the goal line.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Butler's rookie season ended in Super Bowl XLIX, when his interception at the goal line against Seattle became one of the most famous plays in Boston sports history.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 11 May 2026
For those, a maximum of five defenders must start behind the goal line, and the opposition’s attackers must be positioned outside the shooting circle.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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