n.
- (in soccer, rugby, etc.) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score.
- an instance of sending the ball into or over a goal.
- an aim or desired result.
▸the destination of a journey.
Phrase
- in goal
in the position of goalkeeper.
Derivative
- goalless adj.
- goalwards adv.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘limit, boundary’): of unknown origin.