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penalty corner — noun : a hit awarded an attacking player in field hockey from any point on the goal line not less than 10 yards from the nearest goalpost when the defending team fouls in its own striking circle called also short corner * * * penalty corner noun… … Useful english dictionary
Penalty corner (field hockey) — The penalty corner or short corner is a special and important phase in the development of a field hockey match. Also called PC or simply penalty , it is awarded to the offending team when the defending team committed a foul in its circle or a… … Wikipedia
penalty corner — /pɛnəlti ˈkɔnə/ (say penuhltee kawnuh) noun Hockey a corner (def. 10) given as a penalty for an infringement by a player on the defending team …
Penalty shootout (association football) — Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of football. Kicks during a shootout… … Wikipedia
Corner kick — A picture of the exact moment the blue white team s corner kick is taken. A corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. It was first devised in Sheffield under the Sheffield Rules 1867. It was adopted by the… … Wikipedia
Penalty kick — A penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres) out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.A penalty kick is… … Wikipedia
Penalty (American football) — A penalty flag on the field during a game on November 16, 2008 between the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams. In American football and Canadian football, a penalty is a sanction called against a team for a violation of the rules, called a… … Wikipedia
penalty — noun 1 punishment ADJECTIVE ▪ harsh, heavy, hefty, severe, stiff, strict, substantial, tough ▪ draconian … Collocations dictionary
Penalty card — A penalty card is used in many sports as a means of warning, reprimanding or penalising a player, coach or team official. Penalty cards are most commonly used by referees or umpires to indicate that a player has committed an offence. The referee… … Wikipedia
corner — 1. corner [ kɔrne ] v. <conjug. : 1> • 1080 « sonner du cor »; de corne I ♦ 1 ♦ V. intr. Sonner d une corne, d une trompe. Vieilli Automobiliste qui corne. ⇒ avertir, klaxonner. 2 ♦ V. tr. Loc. fam. Corner qqch. aux oreilles, dans les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
