goaltending

== English == === Etymology === From goal +‎ tending. === Noun === goaltending (uncountable) (basketball) A violation which occurs when a player interferes with the movement of the ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket, or after the ball touched the backboard. (ice hockey) The activity of a goaltender. ==== Synonyms ==== (ice hockey): goalkeeping netminding ==== See also ==== goaltending on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Verb === goaltending present participle and gerund of goaltend ==== Translations ====