end line
end line — noun
1. the back boundary stripe of the end zone in American football, which sits 10 yar
the back boundary stripe of the end zone in American football, which sits 10 yards beyond the goal line and runs the full width of the field to mark the farthest limit of the scoring area
Connor caught the ball and crossed the end line for a touchdown.
collocation: cross the end line
A safety is called when a player is tackled behind his own end line.
scenario: safety behind end line
The punter kicked the ball from deep near his own end line.
Kwame dove over the end line and scored the winning touchdown for the Hawks.
The official stood at the end line to check whether the receiver was in bounds.
- goal line
the line 10 yards closer to midfield that marks the start of the end zone
用法筆記
The end line runs the full width of the field at the back of the end zone, which sits 10 yards behind the goal line. A touchdown is scored when a player carries or catches the ball across this line.
常見錯誤
2. in basketball, either of the boundary lines running across the width of the cour
in basketball, either of the boundary lines running across the width of the court at its far ends, beyond which the ball is out of play and where inbound passes are thrown after a basket or a timeout
The shooter stepped on the end line as she released the ball, so the basket did not count.
rule: stepping on end line while shooting negates the basket
After a basket, the inbound pass is thrown from behind the end line.
grammar: from behind the end line
Arjun ran along the end line and passed to a teammate waiting in the corner.
The referee pointed at the end line to show that the ball had gone out of bounds.
Players often stand near the end line during a free throw to get ready for the rebound.
- baseline
a common alternative term for the end line in basketball
- sideline
the lines running the length of the court, perpendicular to the end lines
用法筆記
In basketball, the end line is also commonly called the baseline. It runs perpendicular to the sidelines and is used for inbound passes after a basket or a timeout. This sense covers basketball only — the same term in tennis is treated as a separate sense.
3. the boundary line at each end of a tennis court, running perpendicular to the si
the boundary line at each end of a tennis court, running perpendicular to the sidelines, behind which a player stands to serve and which marks the deepest limit of the playing area during a rally
The tennis player stood behind the end line to serve the ball into the far court.
tennis serve position: behind the end line
Mei-Lin ran back to the end line to return a deep lob from her opponent.
The ball was called out because it landed just beyond the end line of the court.
Sofia practiced hitting forehands from the end line while her coach fed balls from the net.
The receiver waited near the end line for a deep serve from her opponent.
- baseline
the standard and more common term for this line in tennis
用法筆記
In tennis, this line is almost always called the baseline. This sense applies only to tennis and similar racquet sports such as badminton or pickleball — in basketball the same term is covered under a separate sense.
4. in sports with a rectangular playing area such as volleyball and lacrosse, the b
in sports with a rectangular playing area such as volleyball and lacrosse, the boundary line at each end of the field or court that signals where the ball goes out of play, distinct from the named end lines of basketball, tennis, and American football
The volleyball server stood behind the end line and served the ball into the far court.
volleyball serve rule: server must stay behind the end line
In lacrosse, a player who catches the ball behind the end line must return it to play from that spot.
Yuki blocked the volleyball spike and the ball landed exactly on the end line for a point.
The lacrosse attacker crossed the end line with the ball, so the referee awarded possession to the other team.
The volleyball player touched the end line with her foot during the serve, and the referee called a foot fault.
- baseline
used interchangeably with end line in volleyball and tennis, but less common in lacrosse and field hockey
用法筆記
This sense covers rectangular-field sports that use 'end line' as the standard boundary term but are not covered by senses 1–3 (American football, basketball, tennis). In volleyball, the end line is the back boundary line behind which servers must stand.