three-pointer
nounEtymology From three + point + -er.
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Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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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Ball games, Basketball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.
- A basket by Texas' Hamilton and a three-pointer by Madsen put the Longhorns ahead.1948, The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Guide:
- 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:
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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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Hobbies, Hunting, Lifestyle 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: