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penalty box

An area to the side of an ice-hockey rink in which penalized players wait out the time of their penalties.

penalty box

1. (Team Sports / Soccer) Soccer another name for penalty area

2. (Team Sports / Hockey (Field & Ice)) Ice hockey a bench for players serving time penalties

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

hockey game, ice hockey, hockey - a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks

bench - a long seat for more than one person

ice hockey rink, ice-hockey rink - an ice rink for playing ice hockey

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penalty box (redirected from penalty boxes)

penalty box
(redirected from penalty boxes)