Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gain line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
gain -line
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an imaginary line running across the pitch perpendicular to the touchline and passing through the breakdown or set piece. The subsequent phase is said to have passed "over the gain line" if the gain line at the subsequent breakdown is in front of the last, or "behind the gain line" if it is behind.

noun

Alternative form of line to gain.

Inflected Forms

gain lines (plural) gainline (alternative)

Questions

What does gain line mean?
an imaginary line running across the pitch perpendicular to the touchline and passing through the breakdown or set piece. The subsequent phase is said to have passed "over the gain line" if the gain line at the subsequent breakdown is in front of the last, or "behind the gain line" if it is behind.

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