short corner

noun

A short pass from a corner (the set piece).

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Meanings

nounshort corner (plural short corners)

plural short corners

  1. ball gamesA short pass from a corner (the set piece).

    Pedersen took a short corner and El-Hadji Diouf was given time to send in a cross for Mame Diouf to stoop and head home from close range.

    2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC
  2. field hockeyA penalty corner

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
penalty corner

Translations

Catalan penal
  • penalfield hockey: penalty corner
Finnish lyhyt kulmapotku, lyhyt kulma
  • lyhyt kulmapotkusoccer: short corner kick
  • lyhyt kulmafield hockey: penalty corner
German kurze Ecke, Strafecke
  • kurze Eckefield hockey: penalty corner
  • Strafeckefield hockey: penalty corner
Hindi छोटा कोना, दंड कोना
  • छोटा कोना (choṭā konā)field hockey: penalty corner
  • दंड कोना (daṇḍ konā)field hockey: penalty corner
Spanish gilicórner
  • gilicórnersoccer: short corner kick
Cite this entry
APA

short corner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20corner

MLA

“short corner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20corner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short corner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20corner.

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