1The line of defensive players positioned on the line of scrimmage, directly opposite the offensive line.
he punched a hole through the overworked defensive line
their defensive line is one of the best in the league
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- Injuries decimated the defensive line last season.
- We think we've improved, especially our defensive line.
- The team's weakness is the defensive line.
- They're bringing back one of the greatest defensive lines in history—Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain.
- Tennessee has one of the nation's best defensive lines.
- 1.1 The position of a player stationed on the defensive line.
it looked like he would play defensive line in college
Example sentencesExamples
- He played defensive line for his first two seasons there.
- He played defensive line at UNC, but I wouldn't be surprised if he could play a linebacker's spot in the NFL.
- I played defensive line and I enjoyed that.
- He now plays defensive line for the Saints.
- It wouldn't surprise me if the Packers have to go find someone off the street to play defensive line.