line-out
[ lahyn-out ]
/ ˈlaɪnˌaʊt /
noun Rugby.
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
Origin of line-out
First recorded in 1885–90; noun use of verb phrase
line out to form a line, line up
Words nearby line-out
line-engraving,
line-haul,
line-hauler,
line-item veto,
line-of-battle ship,
line-out,
line-up,
linea,
linea alba,
linea nigra,
lineage
Definition for line out (2 of 2)
Origin of line
1
before 1000; Middle English
li(g)ne cord, rope, stroke, series, guiding rule, partly < Old French
ligne ≪ Latin
līnea, noun use of feminine of
līneus flaxen (orig. applied to string), equivalent to
līn(um) flax (see
line2) +
-eus
-eous, partly continuing Old English
līne string, row, series < Latin, as above
OTHER WORDS FROM line
lin·a·ble, line·a·ble, adjective line·less, adjective line·like, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for line out (1 of 3)
line-out
noun
rugby Union
the method of restarting play when the ball goes into touch, the forwards forming two parallel lines at right angles to the touchline and jumping for the ball when it is thrown in
British Dictionary definitions for line out (2 of 3)
line
1
/ (laɪn) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of line
linable or lineable, adjective lined, adjective linelike, adjective liny or liney, adjectiveWord Origin for line
C13: partly from Old French
ligne, ultimately from Latin
līnea, n use of
līneus flaxen, from
līnum flax; partly from Old English
līn, ultimately also from Latin
līnum flax
British Dictionary definitions for line out (3 of 3)
line
2
/ (laɪn) /
verb (tr)
to attach an inside covering to (a garment, curtain, etc), as for protection, to hide the seaming, or so that it should hang well
to cover or fit the inside of
to line the walls with books
to fill plentifully
a purse lined with money
to reinforce the back of (a book) with fabric, paper, etc
Word Origin for line
C14: ultimately from Latin
līnum flax, since linings were often made of linen
Medical definitions for line out
line
[ līn ]
n.
Scientific definitions for line out
line
[ līn ]
A geometric figure formed by a point moving in a fixed direction and in the reverse direction. The intersection of two planes is a line.♦ The part of a line that lies between two points on the line is called a line segment.
Cultural definitions for line out
Idioms and Phrases with line out
line