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Goaltending

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Goaltending is a noun meaning (ice hockey) The activity of a goaltender.

Meaning

(ice hockey) The activity of a goaltender.

More Meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of goaltend
  2. (basketball) A violation which occurs when a player interferes with the movement of the ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket, or after the ball touched the backboard.

Synonyms for goaltending

Depending on context, synonyms include goalkeeping, netminding.

goalkeepingnetminding

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include traveling, interference, technical, basketballing, charge, ballhandling.

travelinginterferencetechnicalbasketballingchargeballhandlingairballturningreboundcontinuationstealgoaltender

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