three-pointer en · NOUN
Etymology
From three + point + -er.
Meanings
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A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.
Here Colgate stiffened, so Will place-kicked a 33-yard three-pointer from the 23 to put the Lions in front 10-7.
1944, “Football at mid-season”, in Columbia Alumni News:Barry John's try was the last three-pointer to be scored for Wales.
1982, David Parry-Jones, The Golden Years of Welsh Rugby:
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A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.
I'd like to see a long shot beyond an established line become a three pointer. It would stand out like a home run in baseball.
1966, Bob Pettit, Bob Wolf, Bob Pettit: The Drive Inside Me:A basket by Texas' Hamilton and a three-pointer by Madsen put the Longhorns ahead.
1948, The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Guide:
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A three-point landing; an airplane landing in which all three wheels touch the ground simultaneously.
October 1930, Paul Paddock, "I Solo in Seven Hours", Popular Mechanics Away I roared once more, resolved to score a three-pointer. I glided down to a good start but estimated my altitude wrongly.
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A deer or other animal whose antlers feature three points or tines.
...one a three-pointer, the other a seven-pointer, and the one still lying down, a spike.
1918, John B. Griffin, “A Fight with the 'Bald Faced' Bear”, in Oregon Sportsman:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| three-pointers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
el τρίποντο (basketball: a three-point shot) · de Dreipunktelinie (basketball: a three-point shot) · de Dreierlinie (basketball: a three-point shot) · ca triple (basketball: a three-point shot) · nl driepunter (basketball: a three-point shot) · it tripla (basketball: a three-point shot) · es triple (basketball: a three-point shot) · it tiro da tre punti (basketball: a three-point shot)