passive box

noun

A defensive formation that a shorthanded team may use during a penalty kill, whereby four players remain in a box formation in front of their goaltender.

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Meanings

nounpassive box (plural passive boxes)

plural passive boxes

  1. hobbiesA defensive formation that a shorthanded team may use during a penalty kill, whereby four players remain in a box formation in front of their goaltender.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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