gain line (English, noun)
expansion: gain line (plural gain lines)
Senses:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: an imaginary line running across the pitch perpendicular to the touchline and passing through the breakdown or set piece. The subsequent phase is said to have passed "over the gain line" if the gain line at the subsequent breakdown is in front of the last, or "behind the gain line" if it is behind.
topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Alternative form of line to gain.
tags: alt-of
alternative
Forms:
form: gain lines
tags: plural
form: gainline
tags: alternative