1Rugby A line behind the goal line, beyond which the ball is out of play.
〔英橄〕死球线
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The gamble paid off in the 64th minute when Steve Brodie hammered in a shot following a cut back from the dead-ball line.
Inexplicably, he seemed to lose concentration and wandered across the dead-ball line - squandering the touchdown chance and handing Reivers a 22-metre drop-out clearance instead.
In the dying seconds a long clearance looked to have given Benedict's a try, but G. Thompson got back to slide the ball over the dead-ball line.
And Josh Lewsey and Will Greenwood failed to get to grips with the ball later on as it fell over the dead-ball line.
This time Daryl Murphy worked his way to the dead-ball line on the right, and when he cut the ball back, Kevin O'Brien met it cleanly to score from 16 yards.
2Soccer The byline.
〔英足〕边线
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The Lions managed to bundle Jean de Villiers over the dead-ball line after the Springbok centre had gathered right wing Breyton Paulse's kick.
Salgado turns into Damien Duff, weaving into the box along the dead-ball line and leaving a trail of defenders in his wake.
Kalinichenko's set-piece was a bad ball from the moment it left his foot to the moment it crossed the dead-ball line without touching anyone else.
Definition of dead-ball line in US English:
dead-ball line
noun
Soccer
The part of the goal line to either side of the goal.
Example sentencesExamples
The Lions managed to bundle Jean de Villiers over the dead-ball line after the Springbok centre had gathered right wing Breyton Paulse's kick.
Kalinichenko's set-piece was a bad ball from the moment it left his foot to the moment it crossed the dead-ball line without touching anyone else.
Salgado turns into Damien Duff, weaving into the box along the dead-ball line and leaving a trail of defenders in his wake.