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penalty corner

British  

noun

  1. Also called: short cornerhockey a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jones then scored as she turned in an angled shot from Hamilton following the game's first penalty corner.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

At the 9:45 mark of the third quarter, Halley Beaudoin received a penalty corner pass and played it out wide to Via.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2022

But with the Bruins’ offense stalling — Western Branch had just one penalty corner — Yorktown doubled its lead in the final frame.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2022

They took the lead for the first time as Sam Ward scored off a penalty corner but South Africa's Nqobile Ntuli levelled things in the final minute of the second quarter.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2022

Australia looked the stronger side after the break but England went close to a third goal through Anna Toman who, from a penalty corner, sent a strike crashing against the post.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022

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