goalmouth

goal·mouth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gohl-mouth]
- /ˈgoʊlˌmaʊθ/
- /ˈɡəʊl.maʊθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohl-mouth]
- /ˈgoʊlˌmaʊθ/

Definitions of goalmouth word

noun plural goalmouth the area between the goalposts directly in front of the goal in certain games, as soccer, lacrosse, and hockey. 1
noun goalmouth The area just in front of a goal in soccer, lacrosse, or hockey. 1
countable noun goalmouth In football, the goalmouth is the area just in front of the goal. 0
noun goalmouth the area in front of the goal 0
noun goalmouth (sports) The area in front of the goal. 0

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Origin of goalmouth

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; goal + mouth

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Parts of speech for Goalmouth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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goalmouth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for goalmouth

noun goalmouth

penalty area — the area, 44 yards (40 meters) wide and 18 yards (16 meters) deep, centered on the goal line and extending in front of the goal, where a foul by a defensive player results in a penalty kick for the offensive team.
box — A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
goal line — the line that bounds a goal, especially the front line.
line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.

All 6 Synonyms of goalmouth