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penal·ty box

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. penalty boxnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. penalty boxnoun

    An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.

  2. penalty boxnoun

    The penalty area.

  3. penalty boxnoun

    A temporary punishment, or, metaphorically, a similar setback (e.g., loss of control, embarrassment, etc.).

Wikipedia

  1. Penalty box

    The penalty box or sin bin (sometimes called the bad box, or simply bin or box) is the area in ice hockey, rugby union, rugby league, roller derby and some other sports where a player sits to serve the time of a given penalty, for an offence not severe enough to merit outright expulsion from the contest. Teams are generally not allowed to replace players who have been sent to the penalty box.

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  1. penalty box

    A penalty box is a designated area in various sports such as ice hockey, roller derby, and rugby, where a player serves the time of a given penalty for breaching the game rules. The player has to stay in the penalty box for a specific length of time, without the ability to participate in the game, as punishment for their infringement. The term is primarily used in ice hockey.

Wikidata

  1. Penalty box

    The penalty box is the area in ice hockey, rugby league, rugby union and some other sports where a player sits to serve the time of a given penalty, for an offense not severe enough to merit outright expulsion from the contest. Teams are generally not allowed to replace players who have been sent to the penalty box.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of penalty box in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of penalty box in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of penalty box in a Sentence

  1. Zau Tu:

    If they commit crimes, if they fight each other, they go in the penalty box.

  2. Todd Rosenbluth:

    The Pimco Total Return Fund is struggling to gather new assets despite the strong record in 2015 and thus far in 2016, the fund remains in a penalty box since the departure of Bill Gross despite a strong recent yet short-term record.

  3. The France captain:

    It's a game that is going to be settled on the small details, we can not afford to give away cheap corners or free kicks or anything that close to our penalty box because they are so dangerous there.

  4. Happy Gilmore:

    Happy During high school, I played junior hockey and still hold two league records most time spent in the penalty box and I was the only guy to ever take off his skate and try to stab somebody.


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  • banqueta d'expulsatsCatalan, Valencian
  • trestná laviceCzech
  • rangaistusaitio, jäähyaitioFinnish
  • banc des pénalitésFrench
  • póna peacaí, loca pionóisIrish
  • скамейка штрафников, скамейка для оштрафованных игроков, скамейка для плохих парнейRussian
  • utvisningsbås, båsSwedish

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