penalty box

pen·al·ty box

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-l-tee boks]
- /ˈpɛn l ti bɒks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-l-tee boks]
- /ˈpɛn l ti bɒks/

Definitions of penalty box words

noun penalty box an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer. 1
noun penalty box ice hockey: bench for penalized players 1
noun penalty box soccer: area in front of goal 1
countable noun penalty box In football, the penalty box is the same as the penalty area. 0
countable noun penalty box In ice hockey, the penalty box is an area in which players who have broken a rule have to sit for a period of time. 0
noun penalty box a bench for players serving time penalties 0

See all 8 definitions of penalty box

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Origin of penalty box

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Penalty box

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Penalty box

penalty box popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

penalty box usage trend in Literature

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