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near post
n. (context soccer idiomatic English) The goalpost nearest from where a cross is made.
Usage examples of "near post".
He had checked the old Indian ruins near Post Office Flat and Old Redondo Canyon.
But Staedler instead heads away from the wing into deeper midfield, beats one defender, then a second-the goalkeeper doesn't know which threat to counter, Staedler or Cramer-and here you can see the gap Staedler spotted, opening up at the near post, and he puts on a burst of acceleration and shoots!
Parking the car along the fence near post number 878, I changed into my arctic clothes and boots, then unloaded the sled and struggled with it to the fence.