goalpost

/ˈɡɔʊl-//ˈɡoʊlpoʊst/

noun

  1. 1

    One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.

  2. 2

    The tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.)

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