goal line

noun

: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated

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The eventual game-winner in the second OT was similar as Lundell fed a pass that Marchand went forehand to backhand to beat goalie Stuart Skinner, who got a piece of the puck but cold not stop it from sliding slowly over the goal line. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025 Ochsner bounced up and down on the goal line as Wheaton Warrenville South’s first shooter strode to the spot. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 Kasperi Kapanen jammed in a rebound on the goal line to win it for the Oilers seven minutes into OT. Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Padilla put the nail in the coffin in the 69th minute when his corner kick curved in and was ruled to have broken the goal line to make 3-0. Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goal line

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of goal line was in 1860

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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

goal line

noun
: a line at either end of a playing area that marks the goal
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