Penalty Kick Definition

noun
Any kick awarded to a team as a result of a penalty given to an opponent; esp., in soccer, a 12-yard kick from directly in front of the goal, awarded for a foul committed by a defensive player who was inside the goalie's penalty box.
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Noun

Singular:
penalty kick
Plural:
penalty-kicks

Penalty Kick Sentence Examples

  • In a close 1st half Tranent went ahead through a penalty kick which looked to have occurred well outside the box.

  • My advice here, is to give the benefit of the doubt to the kicker, and retake the penalty kick.

  • On a waterlogged pitch, a player places the ball for a penalty kick to the side of the penalty mark.

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Words Ending With

KCKICK

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