Out of bounds

<p>In <a href="/facts/Sports/0NazHJMC">sports</a>, out of bounds (or out-of-bounds) refers to being outside the playing boundaries of the <a href="/facts/Pitch_(sports_field)/SeIrTtUL">field</a>. The legality of going out of bounds (intentionally or not), and the ease of prevention, vary by sport. Sports that use this term include <a href="/facts/American_football/TGzJa1nW">American football</a>, <a href="/facts/Canadian_football/nQR09TqN">Canadian football</a>, <a href="/facts/Field_lacrosse/A2HgmKcp">field lacrosse</a>, <a href="/facts/Basketball/M5pl4Pzo">basketball</a>, <a href="/facts/Rugby_union/AJSbnB89">rugby union</a>, <a href="/facts/Rugby_league/wo9JLX7D">rugby league</a>, and <a href="/facts/Association_football/yttjeD0D">association football</a>.
</p><p>The boundary may be associated with the sidelines or touch-lines, lines which mark the outer boundaries of a sports field, running parallel to each other and perpendicular to the <a href="/facts/Goal_line_(American_football)/Idu9qyap">goal lines</a>. The <a href="/facts/Foul_line_(baseball)/XoKbrx17">foul lines</a> in <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a> and <a href="/facts/Boundary_(cricket)/szrQGgp3">boundary lines</a> in <a href="/facts/Cricket/tjuTASkU">cricket</a> are similar concepts.
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