foul line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foul lahyn]
- /faʊl laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foul lahyn]
- /faʊl laɪn/

Definitions of foul line words

noun foul line Baseball. either of the two lines connecting home plate with first and third base respectively, or their continuations to the end of the outfield. 1
noun foul line Also called free throw line. Basketball. a line on the court 15 feet (4.6 meters) from the backboard, from which foul shots are taken. 1
noun foul line Bowling. a line on an alley at right angles to the gutters and 60 feet (18.3 meters) from the center of the spot for the headpin, across which a bowler may not step for fair delivery of the ball. 1
noun foul line basketball: free throw line 1
noun foul line baseball: line designating width of playing field 1
countable noun foul line 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. 0

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Origin of foul line

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Foul line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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foul line popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for foul line

noun foul line

free throw lane — the rectangular area, 19 feet (5.7 meters) long and usually 12 or 16 feet (3.6 m or 4.8 meters) wide, extending from the end line behind each backboard to the foul line and along the sides of which players line up during a foul shot.
free throw line — foul line (def 2).
keyhole — a hole for inserting a key in a lock, especially one in the shape of a circle with a rectangle having a width smaller than the diameter of the circle projecting from the bottom.

All 4 Synonyms of foul line