penalty marks

A form of penalty mark — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of penalty mark
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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