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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
line-out
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ As a thrower-in to the line-out he was absolutely superb.
▪ No run down the line, no line-out, no Cup.
▪ Richard Hill began it by claiming a line-out on the opposition throw.
▪ The one-metre gap in the line-out is a joke.
▪ The scoreline of 12-0 flattered Llanelli, who were struggling to contain Kawulok and Roy at the line-outs.
▪ We were wiped out in the scrum and in the line-out.
Wiktionary
line-out

alt. 1 (context rugby English) a set piece where a player throws the ball into play, and both teams can contest for possession. 2 (context baseball English) an out produced by catching a line drive n. 1 (context rugby English) a set piece where a player throws the ball into play, and both teams can contest for possession. 2 (context baseball English) an out produced by catching a line drive

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Line-out (rugby union)

A line-out or lineout is a means by which, in rugby union, play is restarted after the ball has gone into touch. When the ball goes out of the field of play, the opposing team is normally awarded a line-out; the exception is after the ball is kicked into touch from a penalty kick, when the team that was awarded the penalty throws into the line-out.

A line-out is one of the two methods of restarting play after the ball has gone into touch, the other is the "quick throw-in" (sometimes referred to as a quick line-out). Due to the specific rules placed on quick throw-ins they are uncommon in a rugby match with the majority of restarts from touch taking the form of a line-out.