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short corner

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noun

  1. hockey another name for penalty corner

"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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Instead they could try to work an opening after taking a short corner and because it was not directly from the kick, the goal would stand.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

But the home side equalised on the stroke of half-time courtesy of a rasping long-range drive from Vitinha following a short corner routine.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

In an all-French encounter, Lyon caught PSG off guard by playing a short corner in the third minute.

From Seattle Times Apr. 28, 2024

Boro had started the better side before conceding, and had a golden chance at 1-0 following a smart short corner routine, which ended in Rogers being denied at the near post by Petrovic.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2024

Locking arms, both walked briskly until, turning a sharp, short corner, they beheld, all smiling in the night, a summer garden, well lighted and full of gay people, chattering, singing, eating, drinking—happy!

From Visionaries by James Huneker

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