head linesman

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Noun head linesman has 1 sense

head linesman - a football official in charge of recording yardage gained or loss
--₁ is a kind of football official

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Head Linesman

Noun:

1. In American football, a head linesman is one of the officials on the field responsible for ruling on and making decisions regarding the sidelines, chains, and advising the referee on offside, encroachment, illegal formation, and other matters.

Sample Sentence: During the game, the head linesman determined that the wide receiver had stepped out of bounds before making the catch.

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Noun:

2. In ice hockey, a head linesman is one of the officials responsible for making offside and icing calls, conducting faceoffs, and breaking up fights between players.

Sample Sentence: The head linesman called for an icing when the defending team shot the puck from their own half directly across the opposing team's goal line.

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