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

The ball first touches the ground, a player or anything else at a point nearer the opponent’s goal line than the passer’s hand. — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The 49ers stopped Stafford short of the goal line, and the 49ers subsequently drove 99 yards for a touchdown. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

And the receivers are running for the Chiefs from the goal line out, and the punts are coming over the 50-yard line and Travis’ eyes lit up. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

The Saints also appeared to have scored a defensive touchdown when edge rusher Chase Young hit Lions QB Jared Goff hard from behind, sending the ball flaying backward toward the Detroit goal line. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 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