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foul line
noun
- Baseball. either of the two lines connecting home plate with first and third base respectively, or their continuations to the end of the outfield.
- 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.
- 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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of foul line1
Example Sentences
During the offseason, construction crews gutted the bowels of Dodger Stadium, digging deep trenches down the left and right field foul lines to build new, expanded clubhouse areas.
Imagine the reaction of the 10,507 fans who packed the lower-bowl seats behind home plate and the two foul lines at the Tokyo Dome.
Agee tallied 12 first-half points, largely from the foul line, then made his own three for good measure just before halftime.
The Bruins missed 10 of 15 attempts from the foul line in the second half, including the front end of two one-and-one situations and two Eric Dailey Jr. free throws with 17 seconds left.
There’s no question who the team wants to send to the foul line in the final minutes — Lazar Stefanovic, who has made all 11 free throws he’s attempted.
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