Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penalty shot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
penal-ty shot
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.

Inflected Forms

penalty shots (plural)

Questions

What does penalty shot mean?
A penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.

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