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field goal

noun field goals · drop-kick · field-goal

  1. Canadian A kick of the ball through the uprights and over the crossbar (not after a touchdown). It scores 3 points. He kicked a 33 yard field goal just before the half.
  2. A shot that is scored while the ball is in play (i.e. not a free throw). He got six field goals in the first half, two from three-point land.
  3. A goal scored where a ball that is in play but on the ground is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar.

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@misc{field_goal_2026,
  title = {field goal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/field%20goal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}