blue line

noun

Ice Hockey.

either of two lines of the color blue that are parallel to and equidistant from the goal lines and divide the rink into three zones of equal size.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blue line¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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The Kings’ practice rink in El Segundo is empty save for two men circling each other near the blue line, ready to fight.

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But Kopitar put the Kings in front to stay 31 seconds later, redirecting in a Mikey Anderson shot from the blue line for his 20th goal of the season.

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The last time I visited, I sat by the window, with the blue line buzzing overhead, and slipped one of those postcards into an envelope addressed to one of my closest friends in California.

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The league made a show of going after Carranza, calling a news conference, releasing YouTube videos and taking subtle shots at her in the pages of its monthly magazine, Thin Blue Line.

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Last summer in the union’s monthly magazine, Thin Blue Line, League President Craig Lally blasted an unnamed female captain that fit Sanchez’s profile.

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