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goalpost
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goal·post or goal post  (glpst)
n.
1. One of a pair of posts usually joined with a crossbar to form a goal, as in soccer or ice hockey.
2. A post or a pair of posts supporting a crossbar and either supporting or extending into the uprights of a goal, as in football.

goalpost [ˈgəʊlˌpəʊst]
n
1. (Team Sports, other than specified) either of two upright posts supporting the crossbar of a goal
move the goalposts to change the aims of an activity to ensure the desired results
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.goalpost - one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing fieldgoalpost - one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
crossbar - long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts
goal - game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
Translations
goalpost [ˈgəʊlpəʊst] Nposte m (de la portería)
to move the goalpostscambiar las reglas del juego
goalpost goal post [ˈgəʊlpəʊst] npoteau m de but
to move the goalposts, to shift the goalposts (fig)changer les règles du jeu
goalpost [ˈgəʊlpəʊst] npalo (della porta)


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Players score five points when the football goes between the goalposts and drops into the box.
Christensen, 30, admitted that it had not been the first time he had moved the goalposts in such a way.
When planners visited the Colliers Park ground in Gresford yesterday they agreed the 48-seater stand, built without planning permission, could stay, but they now want enforcement action over mobile dug-outs and goalposts there.
 
 
 
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