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lines·man

 (līnz′mən)
n.
1. Football An official who marks the downs and the position of the ball and watches for certain violations from the sidelines.
2. Sports
a. An official in various court games whose chief duty is to call shots that fall out of bounds.
b. An official in soccer and other field games who indicates when the ball has gone out of bounds.
c. Either of two officials in ice hockey who call icing and offsides, conduct face-offs, and call penalities.
3. See lineman.
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linesman

(ˈlaɪnzmən)
n, pl -men
1. (General Sporting Terms) an official who helps the referee or umpire in various sports, esp by indicating when the ball has gone out of play
2. (Professions) chiefly Brit a person who installs, maintains, or repairs telephone or electric-power lines. US and Canadian name: lineman
3. (Telecommunications) chiefly Brit a person who installs, maintains, or repairs telephone or electric-power lines. US and Canadian name: lineman
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lines•man

(ˈlaɪnz mən)

n., pl. -men.
1. an official in tennis and soccer who indicates when the ball goes out of bounds.
2. an official in football who marks the distances gained or lost on each play.
3. an official in ice hockey who calls icing and offside violations and conducts face-offs.
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linesman

Two linesmen patrol the side of the perimeter field. Their job is to indicate with a flag when the ball goes outside the perimeter. They also give offside decisions.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.linesman - official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)linesman - official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)
official - someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
2.linesman - a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lineslinesman - a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
electrician, lineman
gaffer - an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
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Translations
مُساعِد الحَكَم في كُرة القَدَم
pomezní rozhodčí
dommerlinievogter
johtoasentajalinjatuomari
partjelzővonalbíró
línuvörîur
čiarový rozhodca
yan hakem

linesman

[ˈlaɪnzmən] N (linesmen (pl))
1. (Sport) → juez m de línea, linier m
2. (Rail, Telec) → guardavía mf
3. (Elec) → celador m, recorredor m de la línea
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

linesman

[ˈlaɪnzmən] n
(TENNIS) → juge mf de ligne
(FOOTBALL) → juge mf de toucheline-up [ˈlaɪnʌp] n
[people, things] → affiche f
a line-up of musicians and comedy acts → une affiche constituée de musiciens et de sketches
Heading this year's line-up is Elton John → Elton John est la tête d'affiche de cette année.
(also police line-up) → parade f d'identification, séance f d'identification
(SPORT) (= team) → composition f de l'équipe
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

linesman

n pl <-men> (Sport) → Linienrichter m; (Rail) → Streckenwärter m; (Elec, Telec) → Leitungsmann m; (for faults) → Störungssucher m
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linesman

[ˈlaɪnzmən] n (-men (pl)) (Sport) → guardalinee m inv, segnalinee m inv (Telec) → guardafili m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

line1

(lain) noun
1. (a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc. She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.
2. a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe. She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.
3. outline or shape especially relating to length or direction. The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.
4. a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.
5. a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other. The children stood in a line; a line of trees.
6. a short letter. I'll drop him a line.
7. a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family. a line of kings.
8. a track or direction. He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.
9. the railway or a single track of the railway. Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.
10. a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another. a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.
11. a row of written or printed words. The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.
12. a regular service of ships, aircraft etc. a shipping line.
13. a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc. This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.
14. an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight. fighting in the front line.
verb
1. to form lines along. Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.
2. to mark with lines.
lineage (ˈliniidʒ) noun
ancestry.
linear (ˈliniə) adjective
of, consisting of or like a line or lines.
lined adjective
having lines. lined paper; a lined face.
ˈliner noun
a ship or aircraft of a regular line or company. They sailed to America in a large liner.
lines noun plural
the words an actor has to say. He had difficulty remembering his lines.
ˈlinesman (ˈlainz-) noun
in sport, a judge or umpire at a boundary line.
hard lines!
bad luck!.
in line for
likely to get or to be given something. He is in line for promotion.
in/out of line with
in or out of agreement with. His views are out of line with those of his colleagues.
line up
1. to form a line. The children lined up ready to leave the classroom; She lined up the chairs.
2. to collect and arrange in readiness. We've lined up several interesting guests to appear on the programme (noun ˈline-up).
read between the lines
to understand something (from a piece of writing etc) which is not actually stated.
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It had been secretly a great grief to the old gentleman that his only child did not know the difference between a linesman and an inside right, and, more, did not seem to care to know.
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Football player 'racially abused' by LINESMAN A as '
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Seeing both the referee and the linesman not getting Mane's goal correct was tough to take.
Mane offside call was tough to take
Craig Samson blasted linesman Douglas Ross insisting he must be Superman if was able to see Aaron Tshibola's header cross the line.
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Saints keeper Samson didn't know whether the 69thminute header did so but said: "I don't think the linesman can give it.
CRAIG: OFFICIAL MUST BE SUPERMAN
Spurs had another penalty when a linesman ruled Van Dijk had fouled Erik Lamela and this time Kane made no mistake.
KANE: I'M NO DIVER; Harry: I'm no cheat
But to his dismay - and the astonishment of everyone watching the game - the linesman raised his flag to rule the effort offside.
Why referee Lee Mason chalked off Bernardo Silva's wondergoal in Man City's FA Cup clash with Cardiff; The Portuguese netted one of the goals of his career, but the linesman raised his flag and it was chalked off
Boro chiefs are still privately fuming about the mistake by inexperienced linesman Tom Nield at Birmingham that ruled out what would have been a winner for Dani Ayala.
boss gets his wish on ref; Karanka's call for big game top whistle-blower granted
After referee Andre Marriner hesitated when substitute Benteke fell, linesman Scott Ledger waved for a penalty, and effectively sealed Liverpool's recovery from a goal and a man down to extend Palace's winless run to 12 Premier League games.
Pardew blasts Benteke for 'dive'
"The ref was not giving the foul, the foul was given by the linesman, so I think the call for the red card should be the linesman and not the referee."
Poyet riled at referee
TWO men have been arrested after a smoke bomb hit a linesman during Aston Villa's home match against Spurs.
Two arrested after smoke bomb hits linesman

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