blue line

Hockey offside marker

Blue line refers to the lines marking zones in ice hockey—two blue lines divide the rink into defensive, neutral, and offensive zones.

Players must not precede the puck across the blue line into the attacking zone (offside).

Separately, the blue line symbolizes police, especially in "thin blue line," suggesting law enforcement as a barrier protecting society from chaos.

A blue line on a flag or bumper sticker signals support for police.

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penalty box · penalty kill · goaltender · ice · offside rule · blueliner · offensive zone · boards · defenseman · offsides · faceoff · blades · puck · slapshot · power play · boundary · stripe · subway

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ice hockey rink zones

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Inviolable boundary or threshold

goal line · center line · goal crease · crease · center ice

transit/subway systems

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Inviolable boundary or threshold

green line · yellow line · Black Lives Matter · white line · rainbow flag

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