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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(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.
Barry John's try was the last three-pointer to be scored for Wales.
A basket by Texas' Hamilton and a three-pointer by Madsen put the Longhorns ahead.
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.
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.
...one a three-pointer, the other a seven-pointer, and the one still lying down, a spike.
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Three-pointer means (sports) A goal or other means of scoring worth three points..
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Here Colgate stiffened, so Will place-kicked a 33-yard three-pointer from the 23 to put the Lions in front 10-7.
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