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line of scrimmage
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line of scrimmage
(noun)
line of scrimmage
noun
line of scrimmage
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of LINE OF SCRIMMAGE
[
singular
]
American football
:
an imaginary line that goes across the field at the place where the football is put before each play begins
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