scrimmage : Idioms & Phrases


line of scrimmage

  • noun line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football
    line of scrimmage.
    • the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage
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scrimmage line

  • noun line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football
    line of scrimmage.
    • the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage
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