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halfway line

halfway line noun: the line separating the two halves of a pitch, either side of which the teams must stand before the beginning of the game.

Noun

halfway line (plural halfway lines)

  1. The line separating the two halves of a pitch, either side of which the teams must stand before the beginning of the game.
    • Roberts scored a superb goal from the halfway line, lobbing the goalkeeper.

Forms of halfway line

pluralhalfway lines
alternative formhalf-way line

Questions about halfway line

What does halfway line mean?
Halfway line means the line separating the two halves of a pitch, either side of which the teams must stand before the beginning of the game.
What part of speech is halfway line?
Halfway line is a noun.
What is the plural of halfway line?
The plural of halfway line is halfway lines.

Words near halfway line in the dictionary

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  2. Halfway Creek
  3. halfway decent
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  8. halfway model
  9. halfway models
  10. halfway there
  11. halfways

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