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[ɡəʊl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- (in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score
- the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result
(e.g: he achieved his goal of becoming King of England)
Phrases:
- in goal
Origin
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Middle English (in the sense ‘limit, boundary’): of unknown origin
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