blue line

noun

Either of the two thick blue lines on the ice that separate an attacking zone or defending zone from the neutral zone.

Meanings

blue line1

nounblue line (plural blue lines)

plural blue lines

  1. hobbiesEither of the two thick blue lines on the ice that separate an attacking zone or defending zone from the neutral zone.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, line.

Blue Line2

proper nounthe Blue Line
  1. The demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel published by the United Nations in June 2000.

    A UN peacekeeper on the Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon was injured in cross-border fire, the world body said.

    2023 October 29, Bethan McKernan, “Civil order ‘starting to break down’ in Gaza as people raid UN warehouses”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Translations

Arabic خَطّ أَزْرَق
  • خَطّ أَزْرَق (ḵaṭṭ ʔazraq)ice hockey: line
Czech modrá čára
  • modrá čáraice hockey: line
Finnish siniviiva
  • siniviivaice hockey: line
Norwegian Bokmål blålinje, blue line
  • blålinjeice hockey: line
  • blue lineice hockey: line
Polish niebieska linia
  • niebieska liniaice hockey: line
Swedish blålinje
  • blålinjeice hockey: line
Cite this entry
APA

blue line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20line

MLA

“blue line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20line. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue line,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20line.

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