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goaltending definition

goal·tend·ing (gōl′ten′diŋ)

noun

  1. Basketball the illegal touching of a shot after it has begun its downward flight toward the basket or the touching of a free throw at any point in its course
  2. Hockey, Lacrosse the act of guarding a goal, as a goalkeeper does

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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