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Vanishing spray

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), vanishing spray means: Temporary marking spray used by a referee to indicate positions at a free kick.

In Turkish: kaybolan hakem spreyi

How it is used

Used as an equipment name; the marks fade rather than becoming permanent pitch markings.

Example sentences

  1. The referee used vanishing spray to mark the wall's position.

    The temporary line makes the intended position visible.

  2. The white mark from the vanishing spray faded during the next attack.

    The equipment creates a short-lived mark on the playing surface.

Common collocations

  • use vanishing spray
  • can of vanishing spray
  • vanishing-spray mark
  • free kickA kick awarded after a foul or another offence by the opponents, taken from where the offence happened while opponents stand at least 9.15 metres (10 yards) away.
  • wallA line of defending players standing side by side, at least 9.15 metres (10 yards) from the ball, to block a free kick aimed at their goal.

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