penalty area
noun [C usually singular] (also penalty box)Definition
› in football, the area surrounded by white lines in front of the goalSurfaces on which sports take placeFootball/soccerGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of penalty area noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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