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GOALMOUTH

Dictionary entry overview: What does goalmouth mean?

• GOALMOUTH (noun)
The noun GOALMOUTH has 1 sense:

1. (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal

Familiarity information: GOALMOUTH used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GOALMOUTH (noun)

Sense 1

goalmouth ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

(sports) the area immediately in front of the goal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("goalmouth" is a kind of...):

area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function)

Domain category:

field hockey; hockey (a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net)

association football; soccer (a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal)

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