penalty box

noun

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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Antoine Griezmann went down after a tackle in the penalty box in the second half of the Group C fixture. — Afp, chicagotribune.com, "VAR system used for first time in France, Australia match," 16 June 2018 Sophomore Leah Moyer sent a ball into the penalty box that sailed over the head of Muskego goalkeeper Lexys Ryg and right to McKayla Kertscher, who directed a header into the vacant goal for a 2-0 lead. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "State soccer: Sheboygan North shuts out Muskego in Division 1 semifinal," 14 June 2018 Just three minutes later Rodriguez was standing at the center of the penalty box with his hands on his hips. — Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle, "Dynamo defeat NTX Rayados in first U.S. Open Cup match," 6 June 2018 The officials retreated to the penalty box and conducted a review. — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, "Controversial No-Goal Call Plays Pivotal Role as Capitals Draw Even With Penguins," 29 Apr. 2018 Just 10 seconds after Nyquist went to the penalty box with a tripping penalty, Lindholm scored 2:57 into the game on a power play. — USA TODAY, "Lindholm scores 2 goals, Hurricanes beat Red Wings 3-1," 20 Jan. 2018 The Wings had as good a chance as there comes to dent the scoreboard when Lars Eller and T.J. Oshie went to the penalty box at 12:24 of the second period. — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Red Wings blanked by Capitals, 1-0; officially out for playoffs," 22 Mar. 2018 With Barracuda defenseman Jacob Middleton sitting in the penalty box, veteran Gulls center Eric Fehr broke the stalemate at 5:12 in the second period. — Justin Lafferty, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Gulls know the way to beating San Jose at home, again," 6 Jan. 2018 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

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penalty box

noun

English Language Learners Definition of penalty box

: the area beside an ice hockey rink where a player who has been given a penalty sits for a certain amount of time

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