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goalmouth
[ gohl-mouth ]
/ ˈgoʊlˌmaʊθ /
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noun, plural goal·mouths [gohl-mouthz, mouths]. /ˈgoʊlˌmaʊðz, ˌmaʊθs/.
the area between the goalposts directly in front of the goal in certain games, as soccer, lacrosse, and hockey.
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Words nearby goalmouth
goalkeeper, goal kick, goal line, go all out, go all the way, goalmouth, go along, go a long way, go a long way toward, goal-oriented, goalpost
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How to use goalmouth in a sentence
In a goalmouth pileup, the Capitals’ Tom Wilson, seeing the Rangers’ Pavel Buchnevich face down on the ice, smashed him down harder with a punch in the back of the head.
It’s ‘The Code’ of the NHL, and it has no cure for stupid|Ken Dryden|May 27, 2021|Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for goalmouth
goalmouth
/ (ˈɡəʊlˌmaʊθ) /
noun
sport the area in front of the goal
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