penalty kill

noun

An effort by a penalized team to nullify a penalty and opponent's power play, a length of time during the game when a penalized team has one or more players in the penalty box.

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Meanings

nounpenalty kill (plural penalty kills)

plural penalty kills

  1. hobbiesAn effort by a penalized team to nullify a penalty and opponent's power play, a length of time during the game when a penalized team has one or more players in the penalty box.

    Synonyms: PK

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn effort by a penalized team to nullify a penalty and opponent's power play, a length of time during the game when a penalized team has one or more players in the penalty box.

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PK

Translations

Finnish alivoimapeli
  • alivoimapeliperiod during the game
French désavantage numérique, infériorité numérique
  • désavantage numériqueperiod during the game
  • infériorité numériqueperiod during the game
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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