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free-throw line
noun[ Cusually singular ]
(alsofree throw line)uk /ˌfriːˈθrəʊ ˌlaɪn/ us /ˈfriː.θroʊ ˌlaɪn/
a line marked on a basketball court(= playing area) to show the place where a player must stand to take a free throw(= an opportunity to score extra points if a player from the other team has broken a rule):
the free-throw lineAfter she was fouled by the other team, she went to the free-throw line to take two shots.
He was shooting 85 percent (= was successful in making 85 percent of his shots) from the free throw line.
Most of his mistakes come at the free-throw line, where he is shooting only 51 percent.
The home team was weak from the free throw line, making just 15 out of 28 attempts.
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Synonym
foul line
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