end line

end line

n. Sports
A line perpendicular to the sidelines that marks an end boundary of a playing field or court.
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end′ line`


n.
1. the boundary line at either end of a court or playing field.
2. a line at each end of a football field parallel to and 10 yds. (9 m) behind the goal line.
[1915–20, Amer.]
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Against Byrd-Jackson, she executed exceptional court awareness and showed off some power by fly-killing some returns and returning deep shots from beyond the end line. Byrd-Jackson also showed tremendous athleticism but couldn't crack Howard's ability to keep most balls in play.
Five minutes later, Messi dribbled to the end line before passing back for Neymar to slot in his second and ensure Barcelona was the only team to have won all three games this season.
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