Word of the Day:
goalpost
What It Means
One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.
The tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.)
A rule or target that is "moved" (changed) unfairly; see move the goalposts.
Goalpost in Context
“Some kids were having a kickabout on the grass beside the walkway, cheering, groaning, calling for the ball, absorbed in the game, a self-contained universe marked out by jackets for goalposts and invisible touchlines.”
Did You Know?
From goal + post.
Source and license
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