back post

bæk poʊst

Definition of back post - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sports

TECH.

goalpost farthest from the ball or play

TECH.

The striker aimed for the back post.

far post

structure

Rare

vertical support at the rear

Rare

The back post of the chair was broken.

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Expressions with post

post up

attach a notice to a surface

She will post up the schedule on the board.

post restante

postal service holding mail for recipient collection

She picked up her package from the post restante.

stick to one's post

keep doing your job even when things get tough

Despite the chaos, the nurse stuck to her post all night.

deaf as a post

adj.

completely unable to hear anything

Even with his hearing aid, he's deaf as a post.

dumb as a post

adj.

extremely lacking in intelligence or common sense

He stood there, dumb as a post, not understanding a word.

post no bills

prohibit putting up posters or notices on surfaces

The wall was marked with 'post no bills' to prevent graffiti.

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BeReal

social media

social app post showing front and back camera photos

Examples of back post in a sentence

He positioned himself at the back post for the corner kick.
The carpenter replaced the back post of the porch.
The back post of the fence needed reinforcement.

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French:second poteau, montant arrière, ...
German:hinterer Pfosten, hintere Stütze, ...
Italian:secondo palo, palo posteriore, ...
Spanish:segundo palo, soporte trasero, ...
Portuguese:poste mais distante, apoio traseiro, ...
Chinese:远门柱, 后支柱, ...
Japanese:バックポスト, 後ろの柱, ...
Arabic:القَائِم البَعِيد, عَمُود خَلْفِي, ...
Hebrew:קוֹרָה רְחוֹקָה, עַמּוּד אֲחוֹרִי, ...
Russian:дальняя штанга, задняя стойка, ...
Ukrainian:дальня стійка, задній стовп, ...
Hindi:दूर का गोलपोस्ट, पीछे का खंभा, ...
Bengali:পিছনের পোস্ট, পিছনের খুঁটি, ...
Catalan:segon pal, suport vertical, ...
Czech:zadní tyč, zadní sloupek, ...
Danish:bagerste stolpe, bageste stolpe, ...
Dutch:tweede paal, achterste steun, ...
Greek:πίσω δοκάρι, κάθετη στήριξη, ...
Hungarian:hosszú kapufa, hátsó oszlop, ...
Khmer:បង្គោលទីឆ្ងាយ, បង្គោលខាងក្រោយ, ...
Korean:뒷골대, 뒷 기둥, ...
Persian:تیرک دورتر, پایه پشتی, ...
Polish:dalszy słupek, tylna podpora, ...
Portuguese (BR):trave de trás, apoio traseiro, ...
Romanian:stâlp din spate, suport din spate, ...
Swedish:bortre stolpen, bakre stolpe, ...
Thai:เสาประตูหลัง, เสาหลัง, ...
Turkish:arka direk, arka destek, ...
Vietnamese:cột gôn xa, cột sau, ...

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