Meanings
nounfree-throw line (plural free-throw lines)
plural free-throw lines
- ball gamesA line parallel to the baseline, fifteen feet from the plane of the backboard, from behind which a free throw may be taken.
Synonyms: charity stripe, foul line
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA line parallel to the baseline, fifteen feet from the plane of the backboard, from behind which a free throw may be taken.
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Translations
Catalan línia de tirs lliures
- línia de tirs lliuresbasketball
Dutch vrije worplijn
- vrije worplijnbasketball
German Freiwurflinie
- Freiwurfliniebasketball
Polish linia rzutów osobistych
- linia rzutów osobistychbasketball
Spanish linea de tiros libres
- linea de tiros libresbasketball
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APA
free-throw line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free-throw%20line
MLA
“free-throw line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free-throw%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free-throw line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free-throw%20line.
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