field goal
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3.0
- noun
- /fiːld ɡoʊl/
- US
:
gol de campo
- They held Atlanta to two field goals in the second half.
- kick a field goal
- X-yard field goal
- a field goal attempt
They should have if they didn't get their field goal blocked by the Chiefs, should have beat the Chiefs.
- They should have if they didn't get their field goal blocked by the Chiefs, should have beat the Chiefs.
- It was the game of the week and Moss the the, the DN had blocked the last second field goal attempt.
Examples
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It's bad enough when a great football game is decided by a field goal.
Blog text (1) -
The Giants will now attempt a 35-yard field goal to extend their lead.
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- We have gotta go for a field goal.
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Thanks again for that field goal last Monday night, by the way.
Fiction book (2000) -
Let's see if I can kick a field goal this time!
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Nash scored the team's first field goal nearly five minutes into the first half.
Blog text (5) -
In the first half alone, Barton had 19 points and only missed two field goals in the process.
Blog text (3) -
Down by ten in the fourth quarter, Klein opts for the field goal.
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Texas State advanced to the Mids' 3 and lined up for a 21-yard field goal on fourth-and-1.
Blog text (5) -
The quarterback threw a perfect pass, allowing the kicker to score a field goal and secure the victory.
Synonyms
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1.0
A point a team gets when it puts the ball into the net
2
3.4
A goal kicked near the end of a game that gives the team the win
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is partially compositional: 'goal' clearly signals a scoring event and 'field' narrows it to the playing area, so a learner can infer it denotes a kind of score. However, the specific procedural meaning (in American football, a score made by kicking the ball between the posts) and its sport-specific sense are not fully predictable from the parts, so knowledge of the constituents alone may not give the exact meaning.
Etymology
Field goal comes from the idea of kicking a 'goal' from the playing field: the kicker simply kicks the ball between the tall posts during the game, so it means a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goalposts.