penalty box

noun

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

Definition of penalty box

: an area alongside an ice hockey rink to which penalized players are confined for the duration of their penalty

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Recent Examples of penalty box from the Web

Others have suggested shrinking the size of the penalty box, where fouls are awarded with a penalty kick rather than a free kick.

— umair irfan, Vox, "Why soccer players take dives," 21 June 2018
The home side responded well, and began to torment the David Moyes' side's defense with a series of intricate attacking moves around the opposition penalty box.

— SI.com, "WATCH: Impressive Late Surge Sees Arsenal Power Past West Ham," 22 Apr. 2018
Ilie Sanchez scored on a penalty kick in the 57th minute after Gerso Fernandes drew a foul in the penalty box, and Johnny Russell tallied his first MLS goal in more than three months only four minutes later.

— sam mcdowell, kansascity, "Sporting KC scores twice after halftime but winless streak hits three against Toronto," 7 July 2018
Finally, Huddersfield forced a penalty box scramble on 35 minutes.

— SI.com, "West Brom 1-2 Huddersfield: Pitiful Baggies Bested by Snappy Terriers at Hawthorns," 24 Feb. 2018
Nagel drove home the eventual game-winning goal into the right corner after officials determined that Pirates (23-1-0) forward Erika Hess was taken down by the arm in the penalty box.

— curt hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Penalty kick in overtime sends Bay Port to state championship game over Kettle Moraine," 14 June 2018
And with Ovechkin in the penalty box for tripping in the final minute of the wild second period, Smith scored into a mostly open net after controlling a pass from Alex Tuch.

— greg beacham, Houston Chronicle, "Capitals defeat Golden Knights to earn first Stanley Cup in franchise history," 7 June 2018
After Casemiro put the ball in the penalty box, Firmino controlled with his chest and sent the ball over Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic to step up his challenge for a starting position in the team.

— mauricio savarese, chicagotribune.com, "Neymar makes spectacular return as Brazil beats Croatia 2-0 in friendly," 3 June 2018
Cairos GLT embeds a sensor in the ball and thin wires underneath the ground in the penalty box, which track the movement of the ball.

— danielle elliot, Popular Mechanics, "How It Works: World Cup Goal Line Technology," 21 June 2014

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