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goal line

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

the line between the two posts that mark the goal, over which the ball must pass if a point is to be scoredSurfaces on which sports take placeMiscellaneous pastimes and their participants
(Definition of goal line noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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