Definitions
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- noun rugby a
set piece where thehooker throws the ball into play between a row of players from each team. - noun rugby the line of players in a lineout
- noun baseball an out produced by catching a line drive
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Examples
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"Not really, I was still calling the lineout halfway down the pitch," he replied.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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Mind you, they didn't have that much secure ball here to show what they might have been able to do given that their lineout was a crumbling mess.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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On a rare excursion into the Spanish half, Hawcoat called a lineout move which originated in the early 1980s, when Steele drove hard towards the line supported by the considerable bulk of Chris Thompson and the increasingly-distinguished looking Bill White.
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De Villiers said the fact that the ball did not travel the required five metres at a lineout was the clincher.
IOL: News 2010
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Their lineout was a shambles, and lock Alun-Wyn Jones 'first-half yellow card for foul play saw England critically score 17 points in his absence.
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Their lineout was a shambles, and lock Alun-Wyn Jones 'first-half yellow card for foul play saw England critically score 17 points in his absence.
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Numerous South African teams have used the rolling maul as a weapon this season, particularly after a lineout, which is not surprising as defending teams are no longer allowed to collapse the maul.
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Their lineout was a shambles, and lock Alun-Wyn Jones 'first-half yellow card for foul play saw England critically score 17 points in his absence.
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I think the lineout is a key area too - they have the best second row pairing in the world [Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha].
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They also know how to steal a lineout, which is what they did in the immediate build-up to the score
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2009
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