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English
Noun
short corner (plural short corners)
- (soccer) A short pass from a corner (the set piece).
2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC:Pedersen took a short corner and El-Hadji Diouf was given time to send in a cross for Mame Diouf to stoop and head home from close range.
- (field hockey) A penalty corner
Translations
soccer: short corner kick
field hockey: penalty corner