Goal
the winning post in a race; the FOOTBALL (q. v.), the space marked by goal posts and a cross bar to define the In required path of the ball in order that GOALANDA a "goal" may be scored. According to Rugby rules, the ball must be kicked over the cross bar; according to association rules, it must go under. Also the act of kicking the ball through or over the goal posts.
GOALANDA (gō-a-län'dä), a markettown of Bengal, on tongue of land the confluence of the main streams of the Ganges and Brahmaputra, an important entrepôt for the river trade, the terminus of the Eastern Bengal railway, and the starting point of the Assam steamers. Busy markets are held daily, and the river is crowded with native craft, in which most of the trade is carried on, and fishing boats.