Goal line
WordNet
noun
(1) A line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand
WiktionaryText
Noun
goal line
- the boundary of the field that runs along its width at each end, and across the front of the goal.
- part of a vertical plane separating an end zone from the field of play when the ball is touched or is in player possession. The plane extends beyond the sidelines. A team’s goal line is that which it is defending.
- the red line that runs across the rink and the front of the goal.