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touch-in-goal

touch-in-goal noun: the part of the field behind the goal line and beyond the touch line. Any ball entering this zone would be considered out of play.

Noun

touch-in-goal (plural touch-in-goals or touches-in-goal)

  1. (historical) The part of the field behind the goal line and beyond the touch line. Any ball entering this zone would be considered out of play.

Forms of touch-in-goal

pluraltouch-in-goals
pluraltouches-in-goal
alternative formtouch in goal

Questions about touch-in-goal

What does touch-in-goal mean?
Touch-in-goal means the part of the field behind the goal line and beyond the touch line. Any ball entering this zone would be considered out of play.
What part of speech is touch-in-goal?
Touch-in-goal is a noun.
What is the plural of touch-in-goal?
The plural of touch-in-goal is touch-in-goals.

Words near touch-in-goal in the dictionary

  1. touch-dry
  2. touch-first
  3. touch-free
  4. touch-hole
  5. touch-holes
  6. touch-in-goal
  7. touch-in-goals
  8. touch-mark
  9. touch-marks
  10. touch-me-not
  11. touch-me-not-ish

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