Meanings
noun18-yard line (plural 18-yard lines)
plural 18-yard lines
- ball gamesThe line on the pitch, 18 yards from the goal line, marking the outside of the penalty box
Van Gaal used his third substitute, James Wilson, well before the hour, and Welbeck, allowed to drift across the MK 18-yard line, drove a right-foot shot only just wide, but Robinson’s side were always alert to the possibility of a break.
2014 August 26, Richard Rae, “Manchester United humbled by MK Dons after Will Grigg hits double”, in The Guardian
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