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foul lines

foul lines is the plural of foul line.

Meaning of foul line

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.

Questions about foul lines

What is foul lines the plural of?
Foul lines is the plural of foul line.

Words near foul lines in the dictionary

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

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