line of scrimmage
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| line of scrimmage | |
| —n | |
| American football an imaginary line, parallel to the goal lines, on which the ball is placed at the start of a down and on either side of which the offense and defense line up | |
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Line of scrimmage
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example sentences
Luckily, two pair play on opposite sites of the line of scrimmage, making life for coaches a bit easier.
Some quarterbacks move teams beyond the line of scrimmage.
Can move defenders out of the way when pulling, showing much better pop on the move than at the line of scrimmage.
Branch lined up in the slot between another wide receiver and the line of scrimmage.
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