GOAL


Meaning of GOAL in English

■ noun

1》 (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.

2》 an instance of sending the ball into or over a ~.

3》 an aim or desired result.

↘the destination of a journey.

Phrases

in ~ in the position of ~keeper.

Derivatives

~less adjective

~wards adverb

Origin

ME (in the sense 'limit, boundary'): of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.