- offensive line of scrimmage
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a) the scrimmage line on the offensive side of the football field
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Line of scrimmage — In American and Canadian football a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line crossing the football field across its narrower dimension, beyond which a team cannot cross until the next play has begun. Its location is based on the spot… … Wikipedia
Offensive Line — Die Position der Offensive Line in der Offense Die Offensive Line (auch O Line oder OL) ist die Linie von Spielern im American Football, die direkt vor dem Quarterback und an vorderster Front der Offense stehen. Sie besteht immer aus genau fünf… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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line of scrimmage — 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 … Wiktionary
Offensive philosophy (American football) — The approach to offense in American and Canadian football has splintered and evolved in the 100 years in which the modern form of the sport has existed. Many philosophies exist about deploying a team s 11 players. Contents 1 Smash Mouth 1.1 Three … Wikipedia
Offensive Lineman — Die Position der Offensive Line in der Offense Die Offensive Line (auch O Line oder OL) ist die Linie von Spielern im American Football, die direkt vor dem Quarterback und an vorderster Front der Offense stehen. Sie besteht immer aus genau fünf… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Offensive tackle — In American and Canadian football, offensive tackles (OT, T) are a part of the offensive line. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to block: to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football.A tackle is the… … Wikipedia
line — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; partly from Anglo French lingne, from Latin linea, from feminine of lineus made of flax, from linum flax; partly from Old English līne; akin to Old English līn flax more at linen Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
line — line1 linable, lineable, adj. lineless, adj. linelike, adj. /luyn/, n., v., lined, lining. n. 1. a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page. 2. Math. a … Universalium
line — I [[t]laɪn[/t]] n. v. lined, lin•ing 1) a long mark of very slight breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface 2) math. a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point 3) … From formal English to slang
