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

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On a goal kick, Bay FC’s Jordan Silkowitz sent a pass from the 6-yard box intended for a teammate just short of midfield. Staff, Mercury News, 12 May 2025 Both Grimaldo and centre-back Jonathan Tah fluffed their duels in the build-up to Heidenheim’s second big chance of the game on 18 minutes, before they were forced to go long and turnover possession from the resultant goal kick, penned in by an adventurous pressing scheme. Mark Carey, New York Times, 10 May 2025 As the final whistle approached, defender Jansen Miller turned his back to an L.A. Galaxy attacker and shielded the ball out of play for a goal kick ... only to be dragged down by the opponent. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025 Ipswich Town, barely a goal kick from Felixstowe Beach and dreadful at the end of the season. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goal kick

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 28 May. 2025.

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