noun
- either of two blue lines on an ice hockey rink that divide the rink into three zones
Usage: ice hockey
Examples
- The player crossed the blueline into the offensive zone.
- He was called for offside when he entered ahead of the puck past the blueline.
- The defenseman cleared the puck beyond the blueline.
- She skated back to her own blueline to retrieve the puck.
- The blueline separates the neutral zone from the attacking zone.