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Goalpost vs Goalsquare - What's the difference?

goalpost | goalsquare |

As nouns the difference between goalpost and goalsquare

is that goalpost is (sports) in american football, the tall y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order to score a field goal originally, they were h-shaped, with two wooden posts on either side while goalsquare is (australian rules football) one of the squares, measuring 9 by 64 metres, marked at either end of the ground in front of the goalpost, and from which the ball is kicked after a behind.

goalpost

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (sports) In American football, the tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order to score a field goal. Originally, they were H-shaped, with two wooden posts on either side.
  • (sports) One of the two side poles of the goal.

    • Related terms

    * move the goalposts

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    goalsquare

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australian rules football) One of the squares, measuring 9 by 6.4 metres, marked at either end of the ground in front of the goalpost, and from which the ball is kicked after a behind.

    • Alternative forms

    * goal square