FOUL LINE


Meaning of FOUL LINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1878

1. : either of two straight lines extending from the rear corner of home plate through the outer corners of first and third base respectively and prolonged to the boundary of a baseball field

2. : a line across a bowling alley that a player must not step over when delivering the ball

3. : either of two lines on a basketball court parallel to and 15 feet from the backboards behind which a player must stand while shooting a free throw

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.