goal
Webster Dictionary
a base, station, or bound used in various games; in football, a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to score; also, the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts
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downfield
(ˈdaʊnˈfild)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
past the line of scrimmage and toward the goal line of the defensive team.
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base
Webster Dictionary
the point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games
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end line
(ˈɛnd lɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a line at each end of a football field parallel to and 10 yds. (9 m) behind the goal line.
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end zone
(ɛnˈdɪm i ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the area at either end of a football field between the goal line and the end line.
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course
Webster Dictionary
motion, considered as to its general or resultant direction or to its goal; line progress or advance
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goal line
(ˈgoʊlˌki pər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the line that bounds a goal, esp. the front line.
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touchback
Webster Dictionary
the act of touching the football down by a player behind his own goal line when it received its last impulse from an opponent; -- distinguished from safety touchdown
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scrimmage line
(scrimmage line, line of scrimmage)
Princeton's WordNet
line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football
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line of scrimmage
(scrimmage line, line of scrimmage)
Princeton's WordNet
line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football
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direct
Webster Dictionary
to arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance
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football
(ˈfʊtˌbɔl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an American game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line or by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts.
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forward pass
(ˈfɔr wərd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a pass in football thrown from behind the line of scrimmage toward the opponent's goal.
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touchdown
(ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act of a Rugby player who touches the ball on or to the ground behind his own goal line.
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end zone
(ɛnˈdɪm i ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the area at either end of an ice-hockey rink between the goal line and the closer of the two blue lines.
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safety
(safety)
Princeton's WordNet
a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
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try
(ɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a score of usu. four points in rugby earned by advancing the ball to or beyond the opponent's goal line.
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touchdown
(ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an act or instance of scoring six points in football by being in possession of the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line.
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touchdown
(touchdown)
Princeton's WordNet
a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
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yard line
(yard line)
Princeton's WordNet
in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field
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red line
(ˈrɛdˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a line of the color red that is parallel to and equidistant from the goal lines and divides an ice hockey rink in half.
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corner kick
(corner kick)
Princeton's WordNet
a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line
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runback
(ˈrʌnˌbæk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a run made by a player toward the opponent's goal line after receiving a kick, intercepting a pass, or recovering a fumble.
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line of scrimmage
(ˈlɪn ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an imaginary line on a football field, parallel to the goal lines, along which opposing teams face each other at the beginning of each play.
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kickoff
(ˈkɪk ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Soccer. a kick that puts a stationary ball into play from the center line of the field at the start of a quarter or after a goal has been scored.
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fade
(ɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Football. (of an offensive back, esp. a quarterback) to move back toward one's own goal line, usu. with the intent to pass.
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hash mark
(ˈhæʃ iʃ, hɑˈʃiʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(on a football field) the marking formed by either inbounds line intersecting with one of the lines delineating yardage between the goal lines.
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goal-kick
(goal-kick)
Princeton's WordNet
(association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line
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alignment
Webster Dictionary
the act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron
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line
Webster Dictionary
a series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings
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