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penalty kill

penalty kill noun: an effort by a penalized team to nullify a penalty and opponent's power play, a length of time during the game when a penalized team has one or more players in the penalty box.

Noun

penalty kill (plural penalty kills)

  1. An effort by a penalized team to nullify a penalty and opponent's power play, a length of time during the game when a penalized team has one or more players in the penalty box.
    Synonyms:
    PK

Synonyms of penalty kill

Forms of penalty kill

pluralpenalty kills

Questions about penalty kill

What does penalty kill mean?
Penalty kill means an effort by a penalized team to nullify a penalty and opponent's power play, a length of time during the game when a penalized team has one or more players in the penalty box.
What part of speech is penalty kill?
Penalty kill is a noun.
What is the plural of penalty kill?
The plural of penalty kill is penalty kills.

Words near penalty kill in the dictionary

  1. penalty functions
  2. penalty goal
  3. penalty goals
  4. penalty kick
  5. penalty kicks
  6. penalty kill
  7. penalty kills
  8. penalty loop
  9. penalty mark
  10. penalty marks
  11. penalty phase

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