field goal

plural field goals · alternative drop-kick · alternative field-goal

1. CanadianAmerican footballA kick of the ball through the uprights and over the crossbar (not after a touchdown). It scores 3 points.

   He kicked a 33 yard field goal just before the half.

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   Sure, Homer and Marge being caught naked in front of the town is funny, but why not make it total humiliation? Why not have Homer dragged ass-first over a church’s glass ceiling and force the pastor to give praise to God’s floors? Why not have Homer’s rear end block a game-winning field goal?

   2016 January 24, Les Chappell, “TV: Review: The Simpsons (Classic), “Natural Born Kissers” (season nine, episode 25, originally aired 05/17/1998)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 16 May 2017

2. ball gamesA shot that is scored while the ball is in play (i.e. not a free throw).

   He got six field goals in the first half, two from three-point land.

3. ball gamesA goal scored where a ball that is in play but on the ground is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar.