drop goal

noun

A goal scored by kicking the ball through the goal from open play, after the ball has touched the ground.

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Meanings

noundrop goal (plural drop goals)

plural drop goals · alternative dropgoal · alternative drop-goal · alternative dropped goal

  1. rugby union; rugby league; rugby union; rugby leagueA goal scored by kicking the ball through the goal from open play, after the ball has touched the ground.

Translations

Finnish pudotusmaali
  • pudotusmaalitype of goal in rugby
French drop
  • droptype of goal in rugby
Italian drop, calcio di rimbalzo
  • droptype of goal in rugby
  • calcio di rimbalzotype of goal in rugby
Russian дроп-гол
  • дроп-гол (drop-gol)type of goal in rugby
Spanish drop, gol de drop
  • droptype of goal in rugby
  • gol de droptype of goal in rugby
Welsh gôl adlam
  • gôl adlamtype of goal in rugby
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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