touchline
noun
touch·line
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Definition of touchline
: either of the lines that bound the long sides of the field of play in rugby and soccer
Examples of touchline in a Sentence
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As an eye, John stood beside the touchline, watching for danger. — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, "The Black Axe," 19 Aug. 2019 That applies not only to players, but also to staff on the touchline. — Fox News, "French mayor dies after trying to stop illegal dumping: report," 8 Aug. 2019 It's been one heck of a turnaround for Newcastle given the club's atrocious defeat to Wolves earlier this week, and even with new manager Steve Bruce barred from the touchline, the Magpies put in a much better display against West Ham. — SI.com, "Newcastle 1-0 West Ham: Report, Ratings & Reaction Magpies End Nightmare Week on Unexpected High," 20 July 2019 The sequence started with a long pass out of the U.S. end to Christen Press on the left touchline. — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, "Women’s World Cup: U.S. defeats England with Megan Rapinoe sidelined," 2 July 2019 That applies not only to players, but also to staff on the touchline. — M.s., The Economist, "Women’s football is flourishing, on the pitch and off it," 24 June 2019 But Dunn also has roamed inside, and Horan has drifted to the far-side touchline. — Andrew Keh, New York Times, "U.S. Takes Apart Thailand and the Record Book at the Women’s World Cup," 11 June 2019 One minute before the break, Balde got a second yellow card for a reckless lunging tackle on Mendy near the touchline. — USA TODAY, "Monaco rallies from 2-0 down and a red card to beat Lyon 3-2," 4 Feb. 2018 Derby County manager Frank Lampard gestures on the touchline. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "On His Manager’s Secret Service: Espionage Comes to English Soccer," 15 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'touchline.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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touchline
noun
English Language Learners Definition of touchline
: either one of the lines that mark the long sides of the playing field in rugby or soccer
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