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English
Noun
field goal (plural field goals)
- (American football, Canadian football) A kick of the ball through the uprights and over the crossbar (not after a touchdown). It scores 3 points.
He kicked a 33 yard field goal just before the half.
2016 January 24, Les Chappell, “TV: Review: The Simpsons (Classic), “Natural Born Kissers” (season nine, episode 25, originally aired 05/17/1998)”, in The Onion AV Club:Sure, Homer and Marge being caught naked in front of the town is funny, but why not make it total humiliation? Why not have Homer dragged ass-first over a church’s glass ceiling and force the pastor to give praise to God’s floors? Why not have Homer’s rear end block a game-winning field goal?
- (basketball) A shot that is scored while the ball is in play (i.e. not a free throw).
He got six field goals in the first half, two from three-point land.
- (rugby) A goal scored where a ball that is in play but on the ground is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar.
Alternative forms
- drop-kick (North American rules football)
- field-goal (Basketball and North American rules football)
Coordinate terms
(football):
Translations
goal scored while the ball is in play