penalty shot

noun

A penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.

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Meanings

nounpenalty shot (plural penalty shots)

plural penalty shots

  1. hobbiesA penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.

Translations

Finnish rangaistuslaukaus
  • rangaistuslaukausice hockey: type of penalty
Polish rzut karny
  • rzut karnyice hockey: type of penalty
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APA

penalty shot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20shot

MLA

“penalty shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20shot. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penalty shot,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20shot.

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