field goalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfiːld ˌɡəʊl//ˈfiːld ˌɡoʊl/a play in American football worth three points, made by kicking the ball between the other team’s goalposts
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- attack
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- match ball
- onside
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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Examples from literature
- But he was proud even to do that, and made a field goal that merited him considerable applause.
- In a field goal the player executing it must not kick the ball until after it has touched the ground.
- It was not unusual for the ball to be passed from player to player after a scrimmage until a touchdown or a field goal was made.
- The principal scores in football are the "touchdown" and the "field goal."
- This of course does not apply to a field goal, which may be attempted at any time while the ball is in possession of the team and which counts three.