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drop goal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A goal scored by kicking the ball through the goal from open play, after the ball has touched the ground.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: rugby union; rugby league; rugby union; rugby league

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pudotusmaali — type of goal in rugby
  • French: drop — type of goal in rugby
  • Italian: drop — type of goal in rugby
  • Italian: calcio di rimbalzo — type of goal in rugby
  • Russian: дроп-гол (drop-gol) — type of goal in rugby
  • Serbo-Croatian: дроп — type of goal in rugby
  • Serbo-Croatian: drop — type of goal in rugby
  • Spanish: drop — type of goal in rugby
  • Spanish: gol de drop — type of goal in rugby
  • Welsh: gôl adlam — type of goal in rugby