goalposts

Meaning

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of goalpost
  2. a 7-10 split

goalpost

  1. One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.
  2. 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.)
  3. A rule or target that is "moved" (changed) unfairly; see move the goalposts.

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