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/ded"bawl'/, Rugby.the line at each end of the field parallel to and not over 25 yards (23 m) behind the goal line.[1890-95]
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dead-ball line — noun : either of two lines drawn parallel to and not more than 25 yards behind the goal lines to mark the extreme limits of a rugby playing field see rugby illustration * * * /ded bawl /, Rugby. the line at each end of the field parallel to and… … Useful english dictionary
dead-ball line — noun 1》 Rugby a line behind the goal line, beyond which the ball is out of play. 2》 Soccer the byline … English new terms dictionary
dead-ball line — /ˈdɛd bɔl ˌlaɪn/ (say ded bawl .luyn) noun Rugby Football a line not more than 22 metres behind the goal line at each end, running parallel to it, beyond which the ball passes out of play …
Dead ball — For the Japanese film, see Deadball. Dead ball is a phenomenon in many sports in which the ball is deemed temporarily not playable, and no movement may be made with it or the players from their respective positions of significance. Depending on… … Wikipedia
dead — /dɛd / (say ded) adjective 1. no longer living; deprived of life. 2. not endowed with life; inanimate: dead matter. 3. resembling death: a dead sleep. 4. bereft of sensation; insensible; numb: my foot is dead; dead to all sense of shame. 5. no… …
dead — deadness, n. /ded/, adj., deader, deadest, n., adv. adj. 1. no longer living; deprived of life: dead people; dead flowers; dead animals. 2. brain dead. 3. not endowed with life; inanimate: dead stones. 4. resembling death; deathlike: a dead… … Universalium
Dead — (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life; opposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dead ahead — Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dead angle — Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dead block — Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English