Penalty Area Definition

noun
An area marked on a soccer field in front of each goal within which a violation of the rules by a defending player results in a penalty kick.
American Heritage
An area to the side of a playing field, as in lacrosse, in which penalized players wait out the time of their penalties.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Penalty Area

Noun

Singular:
penalty area
Plural:
penalty-areas

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