goalmouth

[ gohl-mouth ]

noun

, plural goal·mouths [gohl, -mou, th, z, mouths].

1. the area between the goalposts directly in front of the goal in certain games, as soccer, lacrosse, and hockey.

goalmouth

/ ˈɡəʊlˌmaʊθ /

noun

1. sport the area in front of the goal

Word History and Origins

Origin of goalmouth¹

First recorded in 1880–85; goal + mouth

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post