goalpost

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɡəʊlpəʊst/, /ˈɡɔʊl-/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈɡoʊlpoʊst/

Noun

goalpost (plural goalposts)

1. (sports) One of the two vertical#Adjective|vertical side pole#Noun|poles of a goal.
2. (sports, American football) The tall Y-shaped upright#Noun|upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be score#Verb|scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.)

Translations

• French: goalpost
• German: Torpfosten
• Italian: palo
• Portuguese: trave
• Russian: шта́нга

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