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line-out

line-out noun: a set piece where a player throws the ball into play, and both teams can contest for possession.

Noun

line-out (plural line-outs)

  1. a set piece where a player throws the ball into play, and both teams can contest for possession.
  2. an out produced by catching a line drive

Forms of line-out

pluralline-outs
alternative formlineout

Words formed from line-out

  • line-out drive

Questions about line-out

What does line-out mean?
Line-out means a set piece where a player throws the ball into play, and both teams can contest for possession.
What part of speech is line-out?
Line-out is a noun.
What is the plural of line-out?
The plural of line-out is line-outs.

Words near line-out in the dictionary

  1. line-item vetoes
  2. line-item vetos
  3. line-loin merger
  4. line-of-battle ship
  5. line-of-sight
  6. line-out
  7. line-outs
  8. line-up
  9. line-ups
  10. linea
  11. linea alba

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