goalpost
/ˈɡɔʊl-//ˈɡoʊlpoʊst/
noun
- 1
One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.
- 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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