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penalty shot

penalty shot noun: a penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.

Noun

penalty shot (plural penalty shots)

  1. A penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.

Forms of penalty shot

pluralpenalty shots

Questions about penalty shot

What does penalty shot mean?
Penalty shot means a penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.
What part of speech is penalty shot?
Penalty shot is a noun.
What is the plural of penalty shot?
The plural of penalty shot is penalty shots.

Words near penalty shot in the dictionary

  1. penalty rates
  2. penalty shoot-out
  3. penalty shoot-outs
  4. penalty shootout
  5. penalty shootouts
  6. penalty shot
  7. penalty shots
  8. penalty spot
  9. penalty spots
  10. penalty throw
  11. penalty throws

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