1. line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; - Example: "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage" [syn: scrimmage line, line of scrimmage]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scrimmage line
n 1: line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen
line up at the start of each play in American football;
"the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage" [syn:
scrimmage line, line of scrimmage]