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1goalmouth — [[t]go͟ʊlmaʊθ[/t]] goalmouths N COUNT In soccer, the goalmouth is the area just in front of the goal …
2goalmouth — n. (hockey or soccer) The area immediately in front of the goal. [WordNet 1.5] …
3goalmouth — UK [ˈɡəʊlˌmaʊθ] / US [ˈɡoʊlˌmaʊθ] noun [countable] Word forms goalmouth : singular goalmouth plural goalmouths the area on a sports field just in front of the goal …
4goalmouth — /gohl mowth /, n., pl. goalmouths / mowdhz , mowths /. the area between the goalposts directly in front of the goal in certain games, as soccer, lacrosse, and hockey. [1880 85; GOAL + MOUTH] * * * …
5goalmouth — goal•mouth [[t]ˈgoʊlˌmaʊθ[/t]] n. pl. mouths [[t] ˌmaʊðz, ˌmaʊθs[/t]] spo the area between the goalposts directly in front of the goal in certain games, as soccer, lacrosse, and hockey • Etymology: 1880–85 …
6goalmouth — noun Date: 1882 the area directly in front of the goal (as in soccer or hockey) …
7goalmouth — noun The area in front of the goal …
8goalmouth — goal|mouth [ goul,mauθ ] noun count the area on some sports fields just in front of the goal …
9goalmouth — noun (C) the area directly in front of the goal (3) …
10goalmouth — noun (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal • Topics: ↑field hockey, ↑hockey, ↑soccer, ↑association football • Hypernyms: ↑area …