goal line

noun

: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated

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Then Bachmeier dived over the goal line from 1 yard out to extend the Cougars lead to 21-10 going into halftime. — John Coon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 A couple of plays later, running back Jordan Marshall forced his way across the goal line for six. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Gillotte’s solo sack followed a team sack near the goal line that ended Kansas City’s three-game sack drought. — Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 Then Bachmeier dove over the goal line from a yard out to extend the Cougars’ lead to 21-10 going into halftime. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for goal line

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of goal line was in 1860

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goalless
goal line
go all out
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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goal line

noun
: a line at either end of a playing area that marks the goal
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