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18-yard box

18-yard box noun: penalty box.

Noun

18-yard box (plural 18-yard boxes)

  1. penalty box
    • Falcao, who scored the only goal in last season's Europa League final as Porto beat Braga, received the ball halfway between the six- and 18-yard boxes.2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian

Forms of 18-yard box

plural18-yard boxes

Questions about 18-yard box

What does 18-yard box mean?
18-yard box means penalty box.
What part of speech is 18-yard box?
18-yard box is a noun.
What is the plural of 18-yard box?
The plural of 18-yard box is 18-yard boxes.

Words near 18-yard box in the dictionary

  1. 18-crown-6
  2. 18-gon
  3. 18-gons
  4. 18-wheeler
  5. 18-wheelers
  6. 18-yard box
  7. 18-yard boxes
  8. 18-yard line
  9. 18-yard lines
  10. 180
  11. 180-degree rule

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