Word: goalpost
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: goal
post
Definition: 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.)
Morphemes:
Affix: goal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gol
Language: enm
Decoded: gol
Meaning: boundary, limit
Affix: post
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A goalpost; one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field