Meanings
nouncentre circle (plural centre circles)
plural centre circles · alternative center circle
- ball gamesThe circle in the centre of the pitch which, at kick-off, the defending team may not enter until the attacking side has touched the ball.
Vardy should have equalled Dunne’s record nine minutes in, when he dispossessed Williams in the centre circle and sped clear.
2015 December 5, Alan Smith, “Leicester City back on top as Riyad Mahrez hat-trick downs Swansea City”, in The Guardian (London)
Translations
Catalan cercle central
- cercle centralthe circle in the centre of the pitch in soccer
Danish midtercirkel
- midtercirkelthe circle in the centre of the pitch in soccer
French rond central
- rond centralthe circle in the centre of the pitch in soccer
German Anstoßkreis
- Anstoßkreisthe circle in the centre of the pitch in soccer
Irish lárchiorcal, ciorcal láir
- lárchiorcalthe circle in the centre of the pitch in soccer
- ciorcal láirthe circle in the centre of the pitch in soccer
Spanish círculo central
- círculo centralthe circle in the centre of the pitch in soccer
Swedish mittcirkel
- mittcirkelthe circle in the centre of the pitch in soccer
Cite this entry
APA
centre circle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centre%20circle
MLA
“centre circle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centre%20circle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centre circle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centre%20circle.
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