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captain's goal

captain's goal noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, goal.

Noun

captain's goal (plural captain's goals)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, goal.
  2. A goal scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.
    • Roy Keane with a captain's goal for Manchester United — game on!1999 Clive Tyldesley, Juventus 2–3 Manchester United ITV, 21 April 1999. Accessed 8 June 2019.
    • It took a captain's goal to Dayne Zorko, who played his best game for the season, to put an anxious crowd – still learning to expect to win – at ease.2019 Andrew Stafford, Lions outlast Swans at drenched Gabba The Age, 4 May 2019. Accessed 6 June 2019.

Forms of captain's goal

pluralcaptain's goals

Questions about captain's goal

What does captain's goal mean?
Captain's goal means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, goal.
What part of speech is captain's goal?
Captain's goal is a noun.
What is the plural of captain's goal?
The plural of captain's goal is captain's goals.

Words near captain's goal in the dictionary

  1. Captain Swing
  2. captain's call
  3. captain's calls
  4. Captain's Cloak
  5. captain's daughter
  6. captain's goal
  7. captain's goals
  8. captain's pick
  9. captain's picks
  10. captain's run
  11. captain's servant

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