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penalty box
noun [C usually singular]Definition
› in ice hockey, an area where players must sit when they are given a penaltySurfaces on which sports take placeHockeyGeneral terms used in ball sportsOther winter sports
(Definition of penalty box noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- AstroTurf noun
- board noun (WOOD)
- bowling green noun
- circuit noun (TRACK)
- course noun (SPORTS AREA)
- diamond noun (SHAPE)
- end noun (LAST POINT)
- goalmouth noun
- groundsman noun
- lane noun (STRIP)
- playing field noun
- rink noun
- sideline noun (SPORT)
- sin bin noun
- skatepark noun
- surface noun (TOP)
- tape noun (STRIP)
- touch noun (SPORT)
- track noun (SPORT)
- upright noun
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