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end line

–noun Sports.
1. a line at each end of a court or playing field at right angles to the sidelines that defines one of the lengthwise boundaries of the playing area.
2. a line at each end of a football field parallel to and 10 yds. (9 m) behind the goal line.

Origin:
1915–20, Americanism
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end line  
n.   Sports
A line perpendicular to the sidelines that marks an end boundary of a playing field or court.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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