| 单词 | foul line |
| 释义 | foul lineWord forms: foul lines 1. countable noun In basketball, the foul line is the line from which a player tries to throw the ball through the basket after they have been fouled. 2. countable noun In other sports, the foul lines are the lines that form the boundaries of the playing area. ...a machine that determines whether a tennis ball has fallen outside the foul line. foul line in American English US 1. Baseball either of the lines extending from home plate through the outside corners of first base or third base and onward to the end of the outfield 2. Basketball a free-throw line see also free throw3. Tennis and Bowling Etc any of various lines bounding the playing area, outside of which the ball must not be hit, the player must not go, etc. foul line in American Englishnoun 1. Baseball either of the two lines connecting home plate with first and third base respectively, or their continuations to the end of the outfield 2. Also called: free throw line Basketball a line on the court 15 ft. (4.6 m) from the backboard, from which foul shots are taken 3. Tenpin Bowling a line on an alley at right angles to the gutters and 60 ft. (18.3 m) from the center of the spot for the headpin, across which a bowler may not step for fair delivery of the ball Word origin [1875–80, Amer.]Examples of 'foul line' in a sentence |
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