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

Both came on fourth down, after the Chiefs had played gallantly near the goal line. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Moa scooped up the ball after Bachmeier coughed it up inside the ASU 1 and scampered over the goal line to put BYU up 7-0. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Clarke was just below the goal line when he was driven into the boards. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

After a giveaway to Lowry by Schmid at the left side of the net, Lowry quickly went behind the net for a wraparound and barely got the puck over the goal line past the stick of the diving Schmid. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 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