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- goaf/ɡəʊf/In mining, a cavity or space left underground after coal or ore has been extracted.nounVery Low
- goal/ɡəʊl/The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.nounHigh
- goal area/ˈɡəʊl ˌeə.ri.ə/In football/soccer, the marked rectangular area in front of the goal, from which goal kicks are taken; also known colloquially as the 'six-yard box'.nounC1
- goal crease/ˈɡəʊl ˌkriːs/The marked rectangular area directly in front of a hockey or lacrosse goal into which attacking players may not enter unless they are in possession of the puck/ball or are following it in.nounC2
- goal kick/ˈɡəʊl ˌkɪk/A set-piece in association football (soccer) where the ball is kicked from within the goal area after it has gone out of play over the goal line, last touched by an attacking player.nounIntermediate (B1-B2)
- goal line/ˈɡəʊl laɪn/The boundary line at each end of a playing field, marking the area which a team must try to cross or reach with the ball to score points in sports like football, rugby, or American football.nounC1
- goalball/ˈɡəʊl.bɔːl/A team sport designed for athletes with visual impairments, in which players attempt to roll a ball with bells inside into the opponent's goal.nounLow
- goaler/ˈɡəʊlə(r)/A goalkeeper in ice hockey or lacrosse.nounLow to very low (specialist sports term; largely archaic for non-sports meaning)
- goalie/ˈɡəʊli/The player in a sports team whose primary role is to stop the opposing team from scoring by defending the goal; a goalkeeper.nounB2
- goalkeeper/ˈɡəʊlkiːpə(r)/A player positioned in front of the goal whose primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring.nounB1
- goalmouth/ˈɡəʊlmaʊθ/The area immediately in front of the goal on a sports field (e.g., football, hockey).nounB2
- goalpost/ˈɡəʊl.pəʊst/One of the two vertical posts, often connected by a crossbar, which form the goal in sports such as football (soccer), rugby, or American football.nounB2
- goaltender/ˈɡəʊlˌtɛndə/A player in sports such as ice hockey or lacrosse whose position is in front of the goal and whose primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring.nounC2
- goaltending/ˈɡəʊlˌtɛndɪŋ/The act or role of defending a goal to prevent scoring, particularly in sports like hockey, football (soccer), or basketball.nounLow
- goanna/ɡəʊˈæn.ə/Any of various large, carnivorous monitor lizards native to Australia.nounLow (specific to Australia/Natural History contexts)
- goat/ɡəʊt/A domesticated ruminant mammal (Capra aegagrus hircus) with backward-curving horns, a beard in males, and kept for its milk, meat, or wool.nounB1
- goat antelope/ˌɡəʊt ˈæntɪləʊp/A member of the Bovidae family that is morphologically intermediate between goats and antelopes, belonging to the subfamily Caprinae, such as the takin, serow, chamois, or goral.nounRare
- goat cheese/ˈɡəʊt ˌtʃiːz/A type of cheese made from the milk of goats.nounB1-B2
- goat god/ˈɡəʊt ˌɡɒd/A deity that is imagined with goat-like features, or specifically, the classical god Pan.nounVery Low
- goat island/ˈɡəʊt ˌaɪ.lənd/A small island where goats were historically kept or feral goats are now found, often used as a proper name for specific islands worldwide.nounC1
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