corner kick

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A direct free kick from a corner of the field awarded to the attacking team in soccer when the ball has been driven out of bounds over the goal line by a defender.

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• noun soccer : A kick awarded to the attacking team when the ball leaves the field of play by wholly crossing the goal line without a goal having been scored, having last touched a player from the defending team. For the kick, the ball is placed within the corner arc closest to where the ball went out of play.

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• noun a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line