penalty shootout
penalty shootout noun: a series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.
Noun
penalty shootout (plural penalty shootouts)
- A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.
- This was an eighth game without defeat, penalty shootouts aside, over Hodgson's brief tenure but, by the end, this whole occasion had been stripped of any competitive nature.2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- penalties, penalty kicks
penalty shootout meaning in Hindi and Arabic
penalty shootout in Hindi
- a series of penalty kicks
- पेनाल्टी लेना penālṭī lenā
penalty shootout in Arabic
- a series of penalty kicks
- رَكَلَات التَّرْجِيح rakalāt at-tarjīḥ
Synonyms of penalty shootout
Forms of penalty shootout
| plural | penalty shootouts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | penalty shoot-out |
Questions about penalty shootout
- What does penalty shootout mean?
- Penalty shootout means a series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.
- What is penalty shootout in Hindi?
- Penalty shootout in Hindi is पेनाल्टी लेना (penālṭī lenā). See Penalty shootout meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is penalty shootout?
- Penalty shootout is a noun.
- What is the plural of penalty shootout?
- The plural of penalty shootout is penalty shootouts.
Words near penalty shootout in the dictionary
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