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line of scrimmage definition

☆ line of scrimmage

Football an imaginary line, parallel to the goal lines, on which the ball rests at the start of each play and on either side of which the teams line up

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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