penalty box
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˈpen.əl.ti ˌbɒks/us/ˈpen.əl.ti ˌbɑːks/(alsopenalty area,18-yard box,box,area)
infootball, the areasurroundedbywhitelinesinfrontof thegoal:
Heracedinto thepenaltybox beforeshootingneatlypast thegoalkeeper.
Shestruckapostfromoutsidethepenaltybox.
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inicehockey, an area whereplayersmustsitwhen they are given apenalty:
（冰球运动中）被罚下场队员坐席，受罚席One of the club'sbestplayershad beensentto thepenaltybox.
He'swidelyknownforstartingfightsandendingup in thepenaltybox.
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- Gray wasliningup ashotfrom inside thepenaltybox.
- Hisballinto thepenaltybox wasperfectlydelivered.
- Connolly wasescortedto thepenaltybox fortripping.
- Megna was already in thepenaltybox forholdingthestickof Mikael Granlund.
Surfaces on which sports take place
- 18-yard box
- AstroTurf
- bound
- bowling green
- canvas
- climbing wall
- court
- goal line
- golf course
- ground staff
- out of boundsidiom
- playability
- playable
- playing field
- pump track
- recreation center
- rink
- sideline
- sin bin
- upright
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