Touchline

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One of the lines that mark the border limits of the pitch.

    "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."

  2. 2
    either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby wordnet

Synonyms

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sideline

Example

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"The manager and coach stood on the touchline shouting out instructions to their team."

Etymology

From touch + line.

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