Goal's far verticals
Back posts are the two vertical supports at the rear corners of a bedframe, often extending upward to hold a headboard or canopy.
In sports like soccer and hockey, the back post is the goalpost farther from the ball or puck: He headed it in at the back post.
The phrase also appears in construction and fencing for rear-positioned vertical members.
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Goal's far verticals
Back posts are the two vertical supports at the rear corners of a bedframe, often extending upward to hold a headboard or canopy.
In sports like soccer and hockey, the back post is the goalpost farther from the ball or puck: He headed it in at the back post.
The phrase also appears in construction and fencing for rear-positioned vertical members.
1. soccer — goalpost, Scoring frame for kicks; crossbar (Horizontal bar between uprights); goal-line (Scoring demarcation in football); net (Final amount remaining); header · goalkeeper · corner · set-piece · clearance · rebound · tap-in · deflection · fullback · sweeper
GOALPOST POSITIONback posts ≠ near post Goal edge closest to shooter; front post
GOAL STRUCTURE COMPONENTSback posts ≠ crossbar Horizontal bar between uprights; crossbars · goal line · top bar · top corner · bottom corner
back, backs, backed, backing, backer, backers, backward, backwards, backside
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/back_posts