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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

The Wales international picked the ball up from a short corner and fired in a powerful drive which Everton keeper Jordan Pickford palmed away.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2023

Just as he was about to secure his quarry the sheep suddenly turned a short corner and disappeared behind some rocks.

From Arizona Sketches by J. A. (Joseph Amasa) Munk

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