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/gohl"mowth'/, n., pl. goalmouths /-mowdhz', mowths'/.the area between the goalposts directly in front of the goal in certain games, as soccer, lacrosse, and hockey.[1880-85; GOAL + MOUTH]
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goalmouth — n. (hockey or soccer) The area immediately in front of the goal. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goalmouth — UK [ˈɡəʊlˌmaʊθ] / US [ˈɡoʊlˌmaʊθ] noun [countable] Word forms goalmouth : singular goalmouth plural goalmouths the area on a sports field just in front of the goal … English dictionary
goalmouth — [[t]go͟ʊlmaʊθ[/t]] goalmouths N COUNT In soccer, the goalmouth is the area just in front of the goal … English dictionary
goalmouth — noun Date: 1882 the area directly in front of the goal (as in soccer or hockey) … New Collegiate Dictionary
goalmouth — noun The area in front of the goal … Wiktionary
goalmouth — goal|mouth [ˈgəulmauθ US ˈgoul ] n the area directly in front of a ↑goal … Dictionary of contemporary English
goalmouth — goal|mouth [ goul,mauθ ] noun count the area on some sports fields just in front of the goal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
goalmouth — n. (Sports) area which is directly in front of the goal (in soccer, hockey) … English contemporary dictionary
goalmouth — noun the area just in front of a goal in soccer or hockey … English new terms dictionary
goalmouth — noun (C) the area directly in front of the goal (3) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
