Touchline

Quick meaning: Touchline is a noun meaning (rugby, soccer) One of the lines that mark the border limits of the pitch.

Meaning

(rugby, soccer) One of the lines that mark the border limits of the pitch.

Example Sentences

French winger Hatem Ben Arfa has also taken plenty of plaudits recently and he was the architect of the opening goal with some superb trickery on the left touchline.

Some kids were having a kickabout on the grass beside the walkway, cheering, groaning, calling for the ball, absorbed in the game, a self-contained universe marked out by jackets for goalposts and invisible touchlines.

Word Forms

• touchlines
• touch line

Synonyms for touchline

Depending on context, synonyms include sideline.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include line, byline, goal line, touch, sideline, tryline.

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