Meaning

3 senses
  1. An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.

    Both players got to cool their heels for five minutes in their respective penalty boxes after the fight.

    скаме́йка штрафниковskaméjka štrafnikov, скаме́йка для оштрафованных игроковskaméjka dlja oštrafovannyx igrokov, скаме́йка для плохих парнейskaméjka dlja ploxix parnej

  2. The penalty area.

  3. (figuratively, idiomatic)A temporary punishment, or, metaphorically, a similar setback (e.g., loss of control, embarrassment, etc.).

More definitions
  • (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
in ice hockey, enclosed bench for serving a penalty:

Forms

plural: penalty boxes
Singularpenalty box
Pluralpenalty boxes

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

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