Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captain's goal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: cap-tain's -goal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, goal.

noun

A goal scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.

Example Sentences

"1999 Clive Tyldesley, Juventus 2–3 Manchester United ITV, 21 April 1999. Accessed 8 June 2019. Roy Keane with a captain's goal for Manchester United — game on!"
"2019 Andrew Stafford, Lions outlast Swans at drenched Gabba The Age, 4 May 2019. Accessed 6 June 2019. It took a captain's goal to Dayne Zorko, who played his best game for the season, to put an anxious crowd – still learning to expect to win – at ease."

Inflected Forms

captain's goals (plural)

Questions

What does captain's goal mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, goal.

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