penalty area


penalty area

n.1. An area marked on a soccer field in front of each goal within which a violation of the rules by a defending player results in a penalty kick.2. An area to the side of a playing field, as in lacrosse, in which penalized players wait out the time of their penalties.

penalty area

n (Soccer) soccer a rectangular area in front of the goal, within which the goalkeeper may handle the ball and within which a penalty is awarded for a foul by the defending team

pen′alty ar`ea


n. (in soccer) an area in front of the goal within which an infraction committed by a defensive player will lead to a penalty kick.
Translations
surface de réparation