long corner

noun

A free hit taken from by the opposing team's corner flag, after the defending team has hit the ball behind the back line.

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Meanings

nounlong corner (plural long corners)

plural long corners

  1. field hockeyA free hit taken from by the opposing team's corner flag, after the defending team has hit the ball behind the back line.
  2. ball gamesA corner kick played directly into the goal area, as opposed to a short corner.

Translations

Catalan servei de córner
  • servei de córnerfield hockey: type of free hit
Finnish pitkä kulma, pitkä kulmapotku
  • pitkä kulmafield hockey: type of free hit
  • pitkä kulmapotkusoccer: type of corner kick
Hindi लंबा कोना, लंबा कोना
  • लंबा कोना (lambā konā)field hockey: type of free hit
  • लंबा कोना (lambā konā)soccer: type of corner kick
Cite this entry
APA

long corner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20corner

MLA

“long corner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20corner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long corner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20corner.

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