Meanings
nounpenalty throw (plural penalty throws)
plural penalty throws
- ball gamesA free throw taken by an attacker from 7 metres away, defended by the goalkeeper.
Synonyms: 7-meter throw
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA free throw taken by an attacker from 7 metres away, defended by the goalkeeper.
Similar
7-meter throw
Translations
Finnish rangaistusheitto
- rangaistusheittofree throw taken by an attacker from 7 metres away
Hungarian büntetődobás, hétméteres
- büntetődobásfree throw taken by an attacker from 7 metres away
- hétméteresfree throw taken by an attacker from 7 metres away
- hetesfree throw taken by an attacker from 7 metres away
Spanish lanzamiento de 7 metros
- lanzamiento de 7 metrosfree throw taken by an attacker from 7 metres away
Swedish straffkast, 7-meterskast
- straffkastfree throw taken by an attacker from 7 metres away
- 7-meterskastfree throw taken by an attacker from 7 metres away
Cite this entry
APA
penalty throw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20throw
MLA
“penalty throw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20throw. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penalty throw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20throw.
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