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Meaning of captain's goal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, goal.
  2. A goal scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.

Examples

“1999 Clive Tyldesley, Juventus 2–3 Manchester United ITV, 21 April 1999. Accessed 8 June 2019. Roy Keane with a captain's goal for Manchester United — game on!”
“2019 Andrew Stafford, Lions outlast Swans at drenched Gabba The Age, 4 May 2019. Accessed 6 June 2019. It took a captain's goal to Dayne Zorko, who played his best game for the season, to put⟳ an anxious crowd – still learning to expect⟳ to win⟳ – at ease.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

captain's pick captain's run captain's servant captain's table captain's try captain's walk

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