halfway line

noun

The line separating the two halves of a pitch, either side of which the teams must stand before the beginning of the game.

“Roberts scored a superb goal from the halfway line, lobbing the goalkeeper.”

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Meanings

nounhalfway line (plural halfway lines)

plural halfway lines · alternative half-way line

  1. hobbiesThe line separating the two halves of a pitch, either side of which the teams must stand before the beginning of the game.

    Roberts scored a superb goal from the halfway line, lobbing the goalkeeper.

Translations

German Mittellinie
  • MittellinieTranslations
Swedish mittlinje
  • mittlinjeTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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