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penalty kills

penalty kills is the plural of penalty kill.

Meaning of penalty kill

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

Questions about penalty kills

What is penalty kills the plural of?
Penalty kills is the plural of penalty kill.

Words near penalty kills in the dictionary

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

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