Goalpost

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  goalpost \goalpost\, goal post \goal post\, n. (Sport)
     One of two posts supporting a crossbar which forms a goal[3],
     especially in American football; also, in football the entire
     structure consisting of the posts, crossbar, and two
     uprights. To score a goal by kicking the football, the ball
     must pass above the crossbar and between the vertical lines


     formed by the uprights.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  goalpost
       n : one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that
           are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field