penalty box

penalty box

noun Ice Hockey.
an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer.

Origin:
1930–35
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penalty box
 
n
1.  soccer another name for penalty area
2.  ice hockey a bench for players serving time penalties

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