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goalmouths

goalmouths is the plural of goalmouth.

Meaning of goalmouth

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

Questions about goalmouths

What is goalmouths the plural of?
Goalmouths is the plural of goalmouth.

Words near goalmouths in the dictionary

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

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