Definitions for line of scrimmage
line of scrim·mage

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1. scrimmage line, line of scrimmagenoun

   line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football

   "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage"

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1. line of scrimmagenoun

   Either of two imaginary lines across the football field touching one of the two apices of the football which point toward either the defensive side or the offensive side before the center is allowed to touch the ball before each play.

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1. Line of scrimmage

   In gridiron football, a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line (across the width of the field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next play has begun. Its location is based on the spot where the ball is placed after the end of the most recent play and following the assessment of any penalty yards.

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1. line of scrimmage

   In American and Canadian football, the line of scrimmage is the imaginary transverse line beyond which a team must not cross until the next play has begun. It indicates where the ball starts when a play begins, and separates the teams until a play commences.

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1. Line of scrimmage

   In American and Canadian football, a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line beyond which a team cannot cross until the next play has begun. Its location is based on the spot where the ball is placed after the end of the most recent play and following the assessment of any penalty yards. A line of scrimmage is parallel to the goal lines and touches one edge of the ball where it sits on the ground prior to the snap. Under NFL, NCAA, and NFHS rules, there are actually two lines of scrimmage at the outset of each play: one that restricts the offense and one that restricts the defense. The area between the two lines is called the neutral zone. Only the center, the offensive player who snaps the ball, is allowed to have any part of his body in the neutral zone. In order for there to be a legal beginning of a play, a certain number of the players on the offensive team, including certain eligible receivers, must be at, on or within a few inches off their line of scrimmage. In Canadian football, the team on defense must line up no nearer than a yard to the line of scrimmage. In American football, they must only be beyond the line.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of line of scrimmage in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of line of scrimmage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of line of scrimmage in a Sentence

1. Jayden Daniels:

   They’re one of the top-ranked defenses in the nation for a reason, they’re very disciplined. We knew coming into the game that the game would be won at the line of scrimmage. I feel like we could have done a little bit better job run blocking, getting the run going.

2. Andy Lyons/Getty Images:

   It really starts with me getting the play in quickly so Joe’s got time to discuss in the huddle and make the adjustments at the line of scrimmage that we need, we’ve played in really loud environments before. I know this will be a different situation, and with that brings a different ramp-up of crowd noise. We’ve been in the stadium. We’ve used our stadium speakers. I think it’s been really effective and allowed us to get good quality work and stress our communication so that we’ll be ready on Sunday.

3. Seth Magle:

   The California has a four-note call sometimes described as' hup, hoo-hoo, hooo,' which seems like The California could be an audible called at the line of scrimmage.

4. Blake Anderson:

   It was a checked play by him at the line of scrimmage based off the look that he saw. That is probably the first time he’s checked, physically check to that particular play, and it came at the most critical time for us.

5. Shane Beamer:

   He made some changes at the line of scrimmage, saw some 1-on-1 coverage and being able to take advantage of it. The thing with him, he’s just so poised and confident, calm, poised and cool at all times. He has everything under control. He continues to get better. The fact of the matter is he was a graduate assistant less than a month ago, and he has started and won two college football games.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=line of scrimmage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Line_of_Scrimmage
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_of_Scrimmage
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5. ^ Wikidata
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