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goalmouth

goalmouth noun: the area in front of the goal.

Noun

goalmouth (plural goalmouths)

  1. The area in front of the goal.
    • There were still 20 minutes remaining but the pace refused to relent. Kalou should have scored his second of the night after he was released by Anelka but his side-foot effort from inside the area struck both posts before spinning away from the goalmouth.2011 February 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Sunderland 2 - 4 Chelsea”, in BBC
  2. The space between the goalposts through which the ball, puck, etc has to pass in order to score

Forms of goalmouth

pluralgoalmouths

Origin of goalmouth

From goal + mouth.

Questions about goalmouth

What does goalmouth mean?
Goalmouth means the area in front of the goal.
What part of speech is goalmouth?
Goalmouth is a noun.
What is the plural of goalmouth?
The plural of goalmouth is goalmouths.

Words near goalmouth in the dictionary

  1. goallessness
  2. goalline
  3. goallines
  4. goalminder
  5. goalminders
  6. goalmouth
  7. goalmouths
  8. goalodicy
  9. Goalpara
  10. goalpost
  11. goalposts

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