Meanings
nounlineout (plural lineouts)
plural lineouts · alternative line-out
- rugby unionA set piece where the hooker throws the ball into play between a row of players from each team.
Turner looked assured, picking out his men at the lineouts, while Redpath was seeing plenty of the ball and also looked the part as the Scots probed for opening.
2021 February 6, Graham Bean, “Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years”, in The Scotsman - rugby unionThe lineup of players in a lineout (sense 1).
- ball gamesAn out produced by catching a line drive.
Translations
Czech vhazování, autové seřazení
- vhazováníset piece in rugby
- autové seřazenílineup of rugby players
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APA
lineout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lineout
MLA
“lineout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lineout. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lineout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lineout.
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