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goal⋅post

[gohl-pohst]
–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   (gōl'pōst')   
n.  
  1. One of a pair of posts usually joined with a crossbar to form a goal, as in soccer or ice hockey.

  2. 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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