penalty areanoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈpen.əl.ti ˌeə.ri.ə/us/ˈpen.əl.ti ˌer.i.ə/also penalty box, 18-yard box, area, boxin football, the area surrounded by white lines in front of the goal
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Surfaces on which sports take place
- 18-yard box
- AstroTurf
- bench
- course
- D, d
- dry slope
- far post
- field
- goalmouth
- goalpost
- golf course
- groundsman
- penalty spot
- pitch
- stretch
- touch
- touchline
- track
- unplayable
- wing
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