forward line

noun — 3 senses

forward line

noun
1

Government, Military, Politics, War The soldiers in the furthest forward position in an army.

2

Collectively, the three full forwards

Gaelic football; Australian rules football; Gaelic football; Australian rules football

3

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports Collectively, the attackers

  • Now Hodgson just has to work out a makeshift forward line against a Ukraine team who warmed up for Tuesday by doling out the obligatory thrashing to San Marino, knocking in four goals by half-time and another five in the second half.6 September 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban”, in The Guardian:

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