nongoal
See also: non-goal
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editnongoal (not comparable)
- Not of or pertaining to a goal.
- a nongoal state
Noun
editnongoal (plural nongoals)
- That which is not a goal (in various senses).
- 2007 April 21, Matt Higgins, “Isles’ Late Comeback Falls Short, and Sabres Advance”, in New York Times[1]:
- A disputed goal by the Sabres in Game 3, and a disputed nongoal by the Islanders in Game 4, began a kind of bad luck theme.
- 2012, Tomer Sharon, It's Our Research, page 78:
- When you think it is important to state what the study will not achieve, add a brief description of nongoals. Nongoals help everyone understand what the team is not after.