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goal·post

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–noun

a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.

Also, goal post.

[Origin: 1855–60

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goal·post or goal post Audio Help (gōl'pōst') Pronunciation Key
n.

One of a pair of posts usually joined with a crossbar to form a goal, as in soccer or ice hockey.
A post or a pair of posts supporting a crossbar and either supporting or extending into the uprights of a goal, as in football.

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goalpost
noun
one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field

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ˈgoalpost noun

one of the two upright posts which form the goal in football, rugby, hockey etc

Arabic:	قائِمة الهدف
Chinese (Simplified):	门柱
Chinese (Traditional):	門柱
Czech:	branková tyč
Danish:	målstolpe
Estonian:	väravapost
Finnish:	maalipylväs
French:	poteau (de but)
German:	der Torpfosten
Greek:	δοκάρι εστίας
Hungarian:	kapufa
Icelandic:	markstöng
Indonesian:	tiang gawang
Italian:	palo della porta*
Japanese:	ゴールポスト

Korean:	골대
Latvian:	vārtu stienis
Lithuanian:	vartų stulpas
Norwegian:	målstolpe
Polish:	słupek
Portuguese (Brazil):	trave do gol
Portuguese (Portugal):	trave da baliza
Romanian:	poartă
Russian:	стойка ворот, штанга
Slovak:	bránková tyč
Slovenian:	gol
Spanish:	poste
Swedish:	målstolpe
Turkish:	kale direği