captain's goal

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, goal.

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Meanings

nouncaptain's goal (plural captain's goals)

plural captain's goals

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, goal.
  2. hobbiesA goal scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.

    1999 Clive Tyldesley, Juventus 2–3 Manchester United ITV, 21 April 1999. Accessed 8 June 2019. Roy Keane with a captain's goal for Manchester United — game on!

    1 more example

    2019 Andrew Stafford, Lions outlast Swans at drenched Gabba The Age, 4 May 2019. Accessed 6 June 2019. It took a captain's goal to Dayne Zorko, who played his best game for the season, to put an anxious crowd – still learning to expect to win – at ease.

Translations

Finnish kapteenin maali
  • kapteenin maalisports: type of goal
Cite this entry
APA

captain's goal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captain's%20goal

MLA

“captain's goal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captain's%20goal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “captain's goal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captain's%20goal.

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