"halfway line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: halfway lines [plural], half-way line [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} halfway line (plural halfway lines)
  1. (sports) The line separating the two halves of a pitch, either side of which the teams must stand before the beginning of the game. Categories (topical): Sports Related terms: centre circle, goal line, offside, touch line Translations (Translations): Mittellinie [feminine] (German), mittlinje [common-gender] (Swedish)

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