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touchline

/ˈtʌtʃlaɪn/

Meanings
noun
One of the lines that mark the border limits of the pitch.

Examples :

"The soccer player ran down the touchline to get the ball. "
sport place

Related Words

Illustration border

border noun

/ˈbɔədə/ /ˈbɔːdə/ /ˈbɔɹdɚ/

The outer edge of something.

"the borders of the garden"

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that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

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one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

Illustration mark

mark noun

/mɑɹk/

(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.

"The new park's mark extends to the edge of the woods. "

Illustration soccer

soccer noun

/ˈsɒk.ə/ /ˈsɑk.ɚ/

Association football

"My son plays soccer after school every Wednesday. "

Illustration limits

limits noun

/ˈlɪmɪts/

A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.

"There are several existing limits to executive power."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration pitch

pitch noun

/pɪtʃ/

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

"It is hard to get this pitch off my hand."

Illustration player

player noun

/ˈpleɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈpleɪɚ/

One that plays

"My brother is a good player of the guitar. "

Illustration lines

lines noun

/laɪnz/

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

"The arrow descended in a curved line."

Illustration ball

ball noun

/bɔːl/ /bɑl/

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

"a ball of spittle; a fecal ball"

Illustration down

down noun

/daʊn/

A negative aspect; a downer.

"The bad news about the project was a real down for the team. "