linemannoun [ C ]
/ˈlaɪn.mən/us/ˈlaɪn.mən/plural -men /-mən/lineman noun [ C ] (AMERICAN FOOTBALL)
in American football, a player on the forward line who protects other members of the team and stops plays (= periods of action) by the opposing team
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Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- crossbar
- feint
- futsal
- game 39
- game ball
- ghost goal
- give-and-go
- relegation
- scissor kick
- scrimmage
- seal dribble
- shin guard
- shin pad
- shirt pad
- stoppage
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lineman noun [ C ] (POWER LINES)
UK linesman a person whose job is to repair phone and electricity lines
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Civil engineering in general
- caisson
- civil engineering
- engineer
- greenfield
- landscape
- linesman
- planner
- planning
- planning permission
- purpose-built
- quantity surveyor
- reclamation
- redevelop
- ribbon development
- structural engineer
- surveyor
- town planning
- urbanize
- zone
- zoning
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Communications - telephone equipment
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