field goal en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Canadian) A kick of the ball through the uprights and over the crossbar (not after a touchdown). It scores 3 points.
He kicked a 33 yard field goal just before the half.
Sure, Homer and Marge being caught naked in front of the town is funny, but why not make it total humiliation? Why not have Homer dragged ass-first over a church’s glass ceiling and force the pastor to give praise to God’s floors? Why not have Homer’s rear end block a game-winning field goal?
2016 January 24, Les Chappell, “TV: Review: The Simpsons (Classic), “Natural Born Kissers” (season nine, episode 25, originally aired 05/17/1998)”, in The Onion AV Club:
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A shot that is scored while the ball is in play (i.e. not a free throw).
He got six field goals in the first half, two from three-point land.
- A goal scored where a ball that is in play but on the ground is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drop-kick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| field-goal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| field goals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
conversion · punt · drop punt
Translations (4)
pl strzał na bramkę (type of goal in American football) · fi pelitilannekori (goal scored while the ball is in play) · fi kenttäpotkumaali (type of goal in American football) · pl gol zdobyty podczas gry (goal scored while the ball is in play)