One of the four corners of the field. A punter often tries to kick the ball out of bounds near a coffin corner to stop the other team from returning the ball, and make them put the ball back into play close to their own goal-line.
the corner of the field of play. A punter, if he is close enough, will often attempt to kick the ball out of bounds close to the receiving team's goal line and pin them back near their own end zone.
punting the ball to the sidelines. Generally done when the punt can be made to land inside the opponents 20 yard-line.
A special type of punt which is designed to pin the receiving team deep in their own territory. The punter angles the kick toward the corner of the end zone in the hopes that the special teams can down the ball as close to the goal line as possible.
A term used to describe the range of Mach numbers between the buffeting Mach number and the stalling Mach number within which an aircraft must be operated. The buffeting and stalling Mach numbers approach each other with altitude; when they become the same, the ceiling of the aircraft is reached.
A punt where the punter is trying to kick the ball out of bounds as closely as he can to the end zone without letting the ball go into the end zone or fly over the end zone. Great coffin corner punts go out of bounds between the 5-yard line and the goal line.
Coffin corner is a term used in three different fields architecture, aircraft operation and sports, primarily American football and Canadian football.