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 The inch-perfect goal kick, the touch, the turn, the swift strike, the bend of the ball, Mickaël Landreau getting a touch but being unable to keep it out... Kris Holt, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 Assistant coach Gianni Vio is a specialist in set pieces — soccer parlance primarily encompassing free kicks and corner kicks but also throw-ins and goal kicks. Steven Goff, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 Sinner walked over to a soccer ball on the grass and casually launched a perfect goal kick in the direction of Ferrara’s chaise. Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024 That game, in Denver, was delayed twice by the officials after fans in the pro-Mexican crowd shouted an anti-gay slur on U.S. goal kicks. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for goal kick 

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Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of goal kick was in 1881

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“Goal kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20kick. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.

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