goal kick

noun

: a free kick in soccer awarded to a defensive player when the ball is driven out of bounds over the end line by an opposing player

Examples of goal kick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Otherwise, the only area of the pitch Argentina truly commanded with the ball was their own penalty area, where goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez took 21 touches in the safety of his six-yard box after goal kicks. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Video from the Fox broadcast shows a Norway goal kick hitting the camera wire before quickly falling to the ground. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

Earlier in the scoring sequence, Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland’s goal kick appeared to clip an overhead camera cable, which altered the trajectory of the ball. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026

Moments before Bellingham evened the score, a Norway goal kick resulted in the ball appearing to make contact with an aerial camera cable before landing at the feet of England’s Elliot Anderson. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for goal kick

• broomstick
• dipstick
• homesick
• joystick
• lipstick
• nonstick
• pickwick
• picnic
• redbrick
• seasick
• sidekick
• slapstick