field goal
noun
1.
Football.
a three-point goal made by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball between the opponent's goalposts above the crossbar.
2.
Basketball.
a goal made while the ball is in play.
Origin
1890-95
Examples from the web for
field goal
Butler is perfect so far this season on all six
field goal
attempts and eight extra points.
Not a first down, not field position, not a
field goal
try.
After a
field goal
, the opponent of the scoring team shall designate which team will kick off.
Defensive teams must take a knee during all
field goal
attempts and make no attempt to block the kick.
British Dictionary definitions for
field goal
field goal
noun
1.
(
basketball
) a goal scored while the ball is in normal play rather than from a free throw
2.
(
American football
) a score of three points made by kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts above the crossbar