Meanings
nounsix-yard area (plural six-yard areas)
plural six-yard areas
- Synonym of six-yard box.
Grealish, so confident when he came on, sent in the perfect cross to find Kane in the six-yard area to head home.
2021 June 29, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC SportSynonyms: six-yard box
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of six-yard box.
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six-yard area. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six-yard%20area
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“six-yard area.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six-yard%20area. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “six-yard area,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six-yard%20area.
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