penalty box

[ pen-l-tee boks ]

/ ˈpɛn l ti ˌbɒks /

noun

Ice Hockey. an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer: Prior to 1963, there was only one penalty box in each of the six NHL arenas.

a temporary punishment: I can’t go because I’ve been sent to the penalty box for missing another curfew. When we send our son to the penalty box, he knows to go straight to his room.

a chastisement or humiliation: If you dare voice an opposing opinion at these meetings, you end up in the penalty box.

Origin of penalty box

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby penalty box

penal code, penalize, penal servitude, penalty, penalty area, penalty box, penalty corner, penalty double, penalty kick, penalty killer, penalty point

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British Dictionary definitions for penalty box

penalty box

noun

soccer another name for penalty area

ice hockey a bench for players serving time penalties

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单词	penalty box
释义	penalty box [ pen-l-tee boks ] / ˈpɛn l ti ˌbɒks / noun Ice Hockey. an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer: Prior to 1963, there was only one penalty box in each of the six NHL arenas. a temporary punishment: I can’t go because I’ve been sent to the penalty box for missing another curfew. When we send our son to the penalty box, he knows to go straight to his room. a chastisement or humiliation: If you dare voice an opposing opinion at these meetings, you end up in the penalty box. Origin of penalty box First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby penalty box penal code, penalize, penal servitude, penalty, penalty area, penalty box, penalty corner, penalty double, penalty kick, penalty killer, penalty point Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for penalty box penalty box noun soccer another name for penalty area ice hockey a bench for players serving time penalties Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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