goal line

noun

the boundary of the field that runs along its width at each end, and across the front of the goal.

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Meanings

noungoal line (plural goal lines)

plural goal lines

  1. rugby league; hurling; Gaelic football; rugby league; hurling; Gaelic footballball gamesthe boundary of the field that runs along its width at each end, and across the front of the goal.
  2. American footballpart of a vertical plane separating an end zone from the field of play when the ball is touched or is in player possession. The plane extends beyond the sidelines. A team’s goal line is that which it is defending.
  3. hobbiesthe red line that runs across the rink and the front of the goal.

Translations

Catalan línia de gol, línia de gol
  • línia de golin ice hockey
  • línia de golin soccer
Czech branková čára, branková čára
  • branková čárain ice hockey
  • branková čárain soccer
Danish mållinje
  • mållinjein soccer
Dutch doellijn
  • doellijnin soccer
Finnish maaliviiva, maalilinja
  • maaliviivain ice hockey
  • maalilinjain ice hockey
  • maalirajain soccer
French ligne de but
  • ligne de butin soccer
German Torlinie, Torauslinie
  • Torliniein soccer
  • Torausliniein soccer
Icelandic markalína
  • markalínain soccer
Irish cúl-líne, cúl-líne
  • cúl-línein ice hockey
  • cúl-línein soccer
  • líne chúilin soccer
Māori pae-ū, paepiro
  • pae-ūin soccer
  • paepiroin soccer
Norwegian Bokmål mållinje, målstrek
  • mållinjein soccer
  • målstrekin soccer
Polish linia bramkowa, linia bramkowa
  • linia bramkowain ice hockey
  • linia bramkowain soccer
Romanian linie de poartă
  • linie de poartăin soccer
Spanish línea de gol
  • línea de golin soccer
Swedish förlängd mållinje, mållinje
  • förlängd mållinjein ice hockey
  • mållinjein ice hockey
  • kortsidain soccer
  • mållinjein soccer
  • förlängd mållinjein soccer
Turkish gol çizgisi
  • gol çizgisiin soccer
Cite this entry
APA

goal line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goal%20line

MLA

“goal line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goal%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goal line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goal%20line.

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