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foul line

foul line noun: a line from which a player takes a free throw.

Noun

foul line (plural foul lines)

  1. A line from which a player takes a free throw
  2. One of the two lines on the edge of a field marking the area inside which a fair ball may be hit.
  3. A line between the lane and the approach, which the bowler must not cross.
  4. In long jump, a line before which the jumper must start their jump with no part of the foot touching the line.

Forms of foul line

pluralfoul lines

Questions about foul line

What does foul line mean?
Foul line means a line from which a player takes a free throw.
What part of speech is foul line?
Foul line is a noun.
What is the plural of foul line?
The plural of foul line is foul lines.

Words near foul line in the dictionary

  1. foul bills of health
  2. foul feeder
  3. foul feeders
  4. foul fish
  5. foul language
  6. foul line
  7. foul lines
  8. foul madames
  9. foul marten
  10. foul martens
  11. foul one's own nest

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