Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

line of scrimmage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
line of scrim-mage
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

lines of scrimmage (plural)

Phrases

defensive line of scrimmage offensive line of scrimmage

Synonyms

scrimmage line

Questions

What does line of scrimmage mean?
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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