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six-yard boxes

six-yard boxes is the plural of six-yard box.

Meaning of six-yard box

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

Questions about six-yard boxes

What is six-yard boxes the plural of?
Six-yard boxes is the plural of six-yard box.

Words near six-yard boxes in the dictionary

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

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