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six-yard box

six-yard box noun: an enclosed area inside the penalty area, extending 6 yards (5.5 metres) from the goal, inside which a goal kick must be taken.

Noun

six-yard box (plural six-yard boxes)

  1. An enclosed area inside the penalty area, extending 6 yards (5.5 metres) from the goal, inside which a goal kick must be taken.
    • Roman Sharonov rose unchallenged to head a corner wide, while diminutive winger Gokdeniz Karadeniz ghosted in with a diving header from the edge of the six-yard box that was acrobatically kept out by Gomes.2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    goal area

Synonyms of six-yard box

Forms of six-yard box

pluralsix-yard boxes

Questions about six-yard box

What does six-yard box mean?
Six-yard box means an enclosed area inside the penalty area, extending 6 yards (5.5 metres) from the goal, inside which a goal kick must be taken.
What part of speech is six-yard box?
Six-yard box is a noun.
What is the plural of six-yard box?
The plural of six-yard box is six-yard boxes.

Words near six-yard box in the dictionary

  1. six-way
  2. six-ways
  3. six-wheeler
  4. six-wheelers
  5. six-yard area
  6. six-yard box
  7. six-yard boxes
  8. sixain
  9. sixaine
  10. sixaines
  11. sixains

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