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What is a goalpost?

What is a goalpost? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (sports) One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.
  2. (sports, American football) The tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.)
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She is glad of her experience in conflict resolution. Despite the squabbling, the formal goalpost remains clear.
The same player rocked Carlow with a thunderous shot off the goalpost for a spectacular goal to put Port ahead for the first time after 12 minutes.
The ball came off the goalpost and Torsten Frings' arm stopped it going over the line.
Messi rescued Argentina in the dying moments of extra time against Switzerland, setting up the only goal, though the Swiss then hit a goalpost.
If LSU kicks off, his job on the coverage unit is to line up square with the right goalpost and plug the middle.
When I saw him leaning against the goalpost, I flicked on a switch and started the sprinklers.

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