- an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer: Prior to 1963, there was only one penalty box in each of the six NHL arenas.
- a temporary punishment: I can’t go because I’ve been sent to the penalty box for missing another curfew. When we send our son to the penalty box, he knows to go straight to his room.
- a chastisement or humiliation: If you dare voice an opposing opinion at these meetings, you end up in the penalty box.
- soccer another name for penalty area
- a bench for players serving time penalties
