penalty mark

noun

a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken

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penalty spot
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Meanings

nounpenalty mark (plural penalty marks)

plural penalty marks

  1. ball gamesa small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken

    Synonyms: penalty spot

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken

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penalty spot
Also see
penalty spot

Origin

From penalty + mark.

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Translations

Catalan punt de penal
  • punt de penalspot from where penalty kicks are taken
Chinese Mandarin 點球點 /点球点, 罰球點 /罚球点
  • 點球點 /点球点 (diǎnqiúdiǎn)spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • 罰球點 /罚球点 (fáqiúdiǎn)spot from where penalty kicks are taken
Danish straffesparksplet, straffesparkplet
  • straffesparkspletspot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • straffesparkpletspot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • 11-meterpletspot from where penalty kicks are taken
Dutch penaltystip, strafschopstip
  • penaltystipspot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • strafschopstipspot from where penalty kicks are taken
French point de penalty
  • point de penaltyspot from where penalty kicks are taken
German Elfmeterpunkt
  • Elfmeterpunktspot from where penalty kicks are taken
Greek σημείο του πέναλτι
  • σημείο του πέναλτι (simeío tou pénalti)spot from where penalty kicks are taken
Italian dischetto
  • dischettospot from where penalty kicks are taken
Norwegian Bokmål straffemerke
  • straffemerkespot from where penalty kicks are taken
Polish punkt karny
  • punkt karnyspot from where penalty kicks are taken
Romanian punctul loviturii de pedeapsă
  • punctul loviturii de pedeapsăspot from where penalty kicks are taken
Swedish straffpunkt
  • straffpunktspot from where penalty kicks are taken
Turkish penaltı noktası
  • penaltı noktasıspot from where penalty kicks are taken
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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