goal line
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1.8
- noun
- /ɡoʊl laɪn/
:
línea de gol
- She kicked the ball and it rolled just past the goal line.
Is, is that, you know, when I'm talking about short yardage defense or goal line defense, is that we have our feet and knock back.
- Is, is that, you know, when I'm talking about short yardage defense or goal line defense, is that we have our feet and knock back.
- My obsession is to drive as many of you lazy bastards across the goal line as humanly possible before I die.
- I have one job to do right now and that Stop Lee sucks from crossing the goal line, but at least you're present.
- I got more energy than part of the whole room because I I love dragging you sorry guys and gals across the goal line.
Examples
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It's heading toward the Carolina goal line.
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The Spartans' quarterback Andrew Maxwell lost a fumble on the goal line in the first quarter.
Blog text (8) -
We are on the goal line.
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Coach, we gotta get number one across the goal line.
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All right, everybody on the goal line.
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We're not gonna stop until we're over that goal line.
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Now, go through the hole fast, head for the goal line!
Fiction book (1999) -
Jonathan, run a fly pattern all the way to the goal line.
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With the Badgers so close to the goal line, you could almost sense the anticipation in the crowd.
Blog text (11) -
The blockers knock Julius down, and the Marshall running back is headed for the goal line.
Fiction book (2000)
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a line marking the end of the field where the goal stands' is directly and compositionally derived from 'goal' (the scoring area) + 'line' (a marking). This straightforward noun-noun compound follows a common descriptive pattern in sports terminology (and has equivalents in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Goal line comes from the real line at the end of a sports field. The goal is where a team tries to score and the line marks that place, so when the ball crosses the goal line it counts as a 'goal' or 'point'.