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Webster 1913 Edition
Goal
Goal
,Noun.
[F.
gaule
pole, Prov. F. waule
, of German origin; cf. Fries. walu
staff, stick, rod, Goth. walus
, Icel. völr
a round stick; prob. akin to E. wale
.] 1.
The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end.
Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the
With rapid wheels.
goal
With rapid wheels.
Milton.
2.
The final purpose or aim; the end to which a design tends, or which a person aims to reach or attain.
Each individual seeks a several
goal
. Pope.
Goal keeper
, (Sport)
the player charged with the defense of the goal, such as in soccer or ice hockey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Goal
GOAL
, n.1.
The point set to bound a race, and to which they run; the mark. Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the goal
With rapid wheels.
2.
Any starting post.3.
The end or final purpose; the end to which a design tends, or which a person aims to reach or accomplish. Each individual seeks a several goal.