Three-pointer
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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."
- 2 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."
- 3 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."
- 4 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."
Example
More examples"Here Colgate stiffened, so Will place-kicked a 33-yard three-pointer from the 23 to put the Lions in front 10-7."
Etymology
From three + point + -er.
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