goal line

• Linha em cada extremidade de um campo esportivo, especialmente no futebol, futebol americano ou rúgbi, que marca o limite da área de jogo e que a equipe deve cruzar com a bola para marcar um gol ou um touchdown. Também pode se referir à linha de chegada em corridas.

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.

   Linha de gol

   • 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.