penalty area
English
Noun
penalty area (plural penalty areas)
- (soccer, futsal) An area of a pitch or field, inside which a penalty is given to the offensive team if a foul is made by the defensive team.
- 2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport:
- Racing out of his penalty area after a poor clearance, Haimov was beaten to the ball by Jerome, who rolled it to the waiting Shotton to fire a low shot past the goalkeeper.
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Synonyms
- 18-yard box
- box
- penalty box
Translations
area on a soccer pitch
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area on a futsal field
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