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penalty box
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
penalty box
(noun)
penalty box
noun
plural
penalty boxes
penalty box
noun
plural
penalty boxes
Britannica Dictionary definition of PENALTY BOX
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the area beside an ice hockey rink where a player who has been given a penalty sits for a certain amount of time
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