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

Examples of goal line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Spain beat Argentina, the 2022 World Cup champions, 1-0 in extra time after Ferran Torres finally got the ball past Emiliano Martínez’s goal line. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Also known as a phantom goal, a ghost goal refers to officiating errors during a football match, resulting in either a goal being awarded despite the ball not having crossed the goal line or a legitimate goal being denied. — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026

What if goal line technology had been in place in 2010, as Frank Lampard’s lob clearly crossed the line? — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Below, Nico O’Reilly is on the goal line at the far post, away from the eye line of the opposition defenders, who are preoccupied with his team-mates. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for goal line

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline

Kids Definition

goal line

noun

: a line at either end of a playing area that marks the goal