foul line
nounDefinition of foul line
1
: either of two straight lines extending from the rear corner of home plate through the outer corners of first and third base respectively and prolonged to the boundary of a baseball field
2
: a line across a bowling alley that a player must not step over when delivering the ball
3
: either of two lines on a basketball court parallel to and 15 feet from the backboards behind which a player must stand while shooting a free throw
Examples of foul line in a Sentence
The ball landed just inside the right-field foul line.
Recent Examples on the Web
The corn begins 280 feet from home plate down the leftfield and rightfield foul lines and 300 feet in centerfield. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "Sources: Yankees and White Sox to Play on 'Field of Dreams' Diamond in 2020," 8 Aug. 2019 London Stadium’s field will reach 330 feet on each foul line and the center field fence will be located 385 feet away from home plate — five feet shorter than the center field fence at Fenway Park. — Tommy Mcardle, BostonGlobe.com, "Photos: What London Stadium looks like for Red Sox-Yankees," 27 June 2019 Pittsburgh third baseman Jung Ho Kang doubled, hiting a groundball deep into left field along the foul line and driving in both Josh Bell and Colin Moran to give the Pirates an early 2-0 lead. — Christian Simmons, sun-sentinel.com, "Marlins blow two-run lead to drop three-game series with Pirates," 16 June 2019 Fouls and free throws made a difference — Chugiak outscored West 21-4 at the foul line, and West's most productive player, Jamari Lawrence, fouled out after supplying the Eagles with a game-high 20 points and a team-high seven rebounds. — Matt Nevala, Anchorage Daily News, "Road to redemption leads Wasilla Warriors to 4A boys championship," 25 Mar. 2018 Mountain Brook’s Colby Jones scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the first half and the North was 8-for-8 at the foul line in the first half to keep the game close. — Dennis Victory, al, "5 players score double-figures as South downs North in Sports Week boys basketball," 16 July 2019 Neither was great at the foul line, both were spotty shooters. — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan basketball a Big Ten contender with Charles Matthews' return," 30 May 2018 Just before Temple tipoffs, Rollerson would crouch at the foul line, holding a basketball, and his teammates would surround him as final pregame thoughts were spoken. — Mike Jensen, Philly.com, "Former Temple big man Ron Rollerson, having lost a leg, finds a new sport," 24 May 2018 There was no need to get to the foul line, evidently, because Villanova was so busy raining threes. — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, "Villanova's shooting display in Final Four is a lesson for everyone," 1 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'foul line.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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