WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
end′ line′, [Sports.]
- Sporta line at each end of a court or playing field at right angles to the sidelines that defines one of the lengthwise boundaries of the playing area.
- Sporta line at each end of a football field parallel to and 10 yds. (9 m) behind the goal line.
- 1915–20, American.
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