Definition of "blueline" [blueline]

• Either of two blue lines running across an ice-hockey rink, usually 60 feet from each goal, and dividing the rink into defensive, neutral, and offensive zones. (noun)

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• "A lot of the high end talent comes on the blueline, which is a bit of a twist."
• "During earlier hearing, the court has termed blueline buses as 'killer' and held them responsible for most of the accident deaths in the capital."
• "The lack of a true offensive talent on the blueline has been the Sharks 'Achilles Heel, their missing ingredient in a sense."