touchlinenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʌtʃ.laɪn/us/ˈtʌtʃ.laɪn/UK US sidelineone of the two lines that show the position of the long edges of the area in which particular games, such as football, are played:
She spends her Saturday afternoons standing on the touchline, watching her boyfriend play rugby.
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Surfaces on which sports take place
- 18-yard box
- AstroTurf
- bench
- bleachers
- course
- D, d
- dry slope
- far post
- field
- goalmouth
- goalpost
- golf course
- groundsman
- penalty area
- pitch
- stretch
- touch
- track
- unplayable
- wing
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