Gōal, n.

n. [Fr. gaule, pole; Prov. Fr. waule, from Fries. walu. Goth. valus, staff, stick, rod; Armor. gwaulen, staff; W. gwāl, goal.] 1. The point set to bound a race, and to or around which the contestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the mark. Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the goal With rapid wheels. Milton. 2. The end or final purpose; the end to which a design tends, or which a person aims to reach or accomplish. Each individual seeks a several goal. Pope.