line of scrimmage

noun

Either of two imaginary lines across the football field touching one of the two apices of the football which point toward either the defensive side or the offensive side before the center is allowed to touch the ball before each play.

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scrimmage line
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Meanings

nounline of scrimmage (plural lines of scrimmage)

plural lines of scrimmage

  1. American footballEither of two imaginary lines across the football field touching one of the two apices of the football which point toward either the defensive side or the offensive side before the center is allowed to touch the ball before each play.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounline parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football

Similar
scrimmage line
Broader
line

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan línia de scrimmage
  • línia de scrimmageAmerican football
Italian linea di scrimmage
  • linea di scrimmageAmerican football
Polish linia wznowienia
  • linia wznowieniaAmerican football
Portuguese linha de scrimmage
  • linha de scrimmageAmerican football
Cite this entry
APA

line of scrimmage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20scrimmage

MLA

“line of scrimmage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20scrimmage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line of scrimmage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20scrimmage.

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