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penalty area — penalty areas N COUNT In soccer, the penalty area is the rectangular area in front of the goal. Inside this area the goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball, and if the defending team breaks a rule here, the opposing team gets a penalty. [mainly … English dictionary
penalty area — (also penalty box) ► NOUN Soccer ▪ the rectangular area marked out in front of each goal, within which a foul by a defender involves the award of a penalty kick … English terms dictionary
penalty area — penalty .area n the area in front of the ↑goal in football. The team opposing you is given a ↑penalty if you break a rule there … Dictionary of contemporary English
penalty area — penalty ,area noun count in soccer, the area in front of the goal where the GOALKEEPER is allowed to hold the ball and where a penalty is given if a player breaks a rule … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Penalty area — The penalty area (colloquiallly also known as the 18 yard box, penalty box or simply the box), is an area of an association football pitch. It is rectangular and extends 16.5 metres (18 yards) to each side of the goal and 16.5 metres in front of… … Wikipedia
penalty area — noun : an area 44 yards wide and 18 yards deep in front of each goal on a soccer field within which an infringement of given rules by a defending player causes a penalty kick to be awarded to the opposing team * * * ˈpenalty area [penalty area]… … Useful english dictionary
penalty area — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms penalty area : singular penalty area plural penalty areas in football, the area in front of the goal where the goalkeeper is allowed to hold the ball and where a penalty is given if a player breaks a rule … English dictionary
penalty area — also penalty box noun (C) the area in front of the goal (3) in football, in which the breaking of a rule means that the opposing team gets a penalty (4) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
penalty area — Soccer. the area, 44 yd. (40 m) wide and 18 yd. (16 m) 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. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
penalty area — noun Soccer the rectangular area marked out in front of each goal, within which a foul by a defender involves the award of a penalty kick … English new terms dictionary
