penalty spot
A small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the…A small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken
» Ali placed the ball on the penalty spot.
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1 sensesA small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken
Examples
2 sentencesAli placed the ball on the penalty spot.
He converted from the penalty spot.
deEr hat den Elfmeter verwandelt. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
penalty + spotpenalty + spot
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Forms
plural: penalty spots| Singular | penalty spot |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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