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goalbound

goalbound adjective: likely to enter the goal, but for the intervention of defenders and the goalkeeper.

Adjective

goalbound (not comparable)

  1. Likely to enter the goal, but for the intervention of defenders and the goalkeeper.
    • Liverpool did have one moment of danger in the first half when Chelsea failed to clear Glen Johnson's cross and Branislav Ivanovic blocked Craig Bellamy's goalbound shot.2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport

Origin of goalbound

From goal + -bound.

Questions about goalbound

What does goalbound mean?
Goalbound means likely to enter the goal, but for the intervention of defenders and the goalkeeper.
What part of speech is goalbound?
Goalbound is an adjective.

Words near goalbound in the dictionary

  1. goalazoes
  2. goalazos
  3. goalball
  4. goalballer
  5. goalballers
  6. goalbound
  7. goalbox
  8. goalboxes
  9. goale
  10. goaled
  11. goalee

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