Definition of Goalpost

1. Noun. One of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field.

Terms within: Crossbar, Upright, Vertical
Group relationships: Goal
Generic synonyms: Post

Definition of Goalpost

1. Noun. (sports) In American football, the tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order to score a field goal. Originally, they were H-shaped, with two wooden posts on either side. ¹

2. Noun. (sports) One of the two side poles of the goal. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Goalpost

1. a post that marks a boundary of the scoring area in some games [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goalpost

goalhangers
goalie
goalies
goaling
goalkeeper
goalkeepers
goalkeeping
goalkicker
goalkickers
goalless
goallessly
goallessness
goalline
goalmouth
goalmouths
goalpost (current term)
goalposts
goals
goalscorer
goalscorers
goalscoring
goalside
goalsneak
goalsneaks
goalsquare
goalsquares
goaltend
goaltended
goaltender
goaltenders

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