Crossword clues for penalty box
penalty box
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context ice hockey English) An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction. 2 (context soccer English) The penalty area. 3 (context idiomatic figuratively English) A temporary punishment, or, metaphorically, a similar setback (e.g., loss of control, embarrassment, etc.).
WordNet
n. (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties
Wikipedia
The penalty box (sometimes called the sin bin, bad box, or simply bin) is the area in ice hockey, roller derby, rugby league, rugby union and some other sports where a player sits to serve the time of a given penalty, for an offence not severe enough to merit outright expulsion from the contest. Teams are generally not allowed to replace players who have been sent to the penalty box.
Usage examples of "penalty box".
He staggered over to where Aidan was flat on his back in the penalty box, and leaned down to help him up.
The engines screamed, the whole plane shuddered and slowed, and then it turned, tipping slightly and skidding to a halt, still not quite into the nearer penalty box and a good fifty metres away from where I stood.
Susannah almost expected him to sentence Badmouth King to five minutes in the penalty box.
Susannah almost expected him to sentence Badmouth King to five minvxtes in the penalty box.
Even sitting in the penalty box, he could barely manage to keep a straight face.
They've hit the bar aboot six times, the posts are practically fawin' doon wi' the leatherin' they've had, an' that's no' the only thing fawin' doon: they're divin' like fuck every time they get intae the penalty box.
He was not above average in heightonly five-nine or sobut was solid and powerful, with long arms and such superb coordination that he was a shining light of the varsity hockey team, though he invariably spent a good bit of each game in the penalty box.