goal line

• Ligne située à chaque extrémité d'un terrain de sport, notamment au football, au rugby ou dans d'autres sports de ballon, qui délimite la zone de jeu et qu'une équipe doit franchir avec le ballon pour marquer un but ou un essai.

A line at each end of a sports field, especially in football, soccer, or rugby, that marks the boundary of the playing area and which a team must cross with the ball to score a goal or touchdown.

1. Boundary line in sportsB1formal

   The line at either end of a playing field, especially in soccer, football, or hockey, that marks the area where a goal is scored.

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   • The ball crossed the goal line just before the whistle blew.
   • The referee checked if the player's foot was on the goal line.
   • He made a spectacular save right on the goal line.