penalty box
noun
: an area alongside an ice hockey rink to which penalized players are confined for the duration of their penalty
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Video shows the fans sitting near the penalty box hitting on the glass before a panel came loose and struck Foley. 
Victoria Albert, CBS News, 6 May 2022 The ball rebounded into the path of Kalulu on the periphery of the Empoli penalty box, who planted a wonderful arched finish around the onrushing Empoli players and into the bottom corner of Guglielmo Vicario’s goal. Emmet Gates, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 Someone asked if any partitions used as a precaution against Covid-19 remained in the studios so a makeshift penalty box could surround Tocchet on air during the segment. New York Times, 3 Dec. 2021 Lod took it on the run and beat MacMath on the short, left side from the edge of the six-yard penalty box for a 2-0 lead. Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020 So are the Knicks next in the penalty box, even ahead of the 76ers? Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2022 Lindros was sent to the penalty box for roughing with 2:12 left in the game. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2022 For his eighth goal in 10 games, Kozlov darted from the penalty box and beat Roy on a breakaway. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2022 Stamkos, coming out of the penalty box, raced toward the net, took a pass from Kucherov and shot the puck. Ken Belson, New York Times, 11 June 2022 See More
Victoria Albert, CBS News, 6 May 2022 The ball rebounded into the path of Kalulu on the periphery of the Empoli penalty box, who planted a wonderful arched finish around the onrushing Empoli players and into the bottom corner of Guglielmo Vicario’s goal. Emmet Gates, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 Someone asked if any partitions used as a precaution against Covid-19 remained in the studios so a makeshift penalty box could surround Tocchet on air during the segment. New York Times, 3 Dec. 2021 Lod took it on the run and beat MacMath on the short, left side from the edge of the six-yard penalty box for a 2-0 lead. Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020 So are the Knicks next in the penalty box, even ahead of the 76ers? Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2022 Lindros was sent to the penalty box for roughing with 2:12 left in the game. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2022 For his eighth goal in 10 games, Kozlov darted from the penalty box and beat Roy on a breakaway. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2022 Stamkos, coming out of the penalty box, raced toward the net, took a pass from Kucherov and shot the puck. Ken Belson, New York Times, 11 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above