penalty box

Noun

Meaning

(ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sin bin box free throw criminal code penal code foul line four of a kind danger zone penalty area penalty kick goal area 18-yard box bench seat free-throw line accountability bench

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Antonyms

championship money advantage solution benefit assistance

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Hypernyms

bench

Examples

Staying out of the penalty box will really help. Bobby Orr

Sidney Crosby, our greatest player, I don't want to see Sidney Crosby in the penalty box. I don't want to see Sidney Crosby hurt. I want to see Sidney Crosby play. Bobby Orr

You want to play in every game, and you especially don't want to be in the penalty box for five minutes and give the other team a chance to get a power play, and you don't want to hurt anyone on the other team. Carl Hagelin

Arizona was unable to convert on a 53-second, two-man advantage 9:38 into the first period, when Oskar Sundqvist was called for slashing with Justin Faulk already in the penalty box. Source: Internet

Defender Diego Segura reacted quickly, passed to Rossi who relayed a long pass to Musovski just outside the Galaxy penalty box. Source: Internet

“He is a type of player that does not miss a scoring opportunity, a penalty box player with proficiency like the late Rashidi Yekini and he is not an injury-prone player. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

penalty areas penalty bank penalty bench penalty card penalty charge notice penalty clause