three-pointer

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English

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Etymology

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From three +‎ point +‎ -er.

Noun

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three-pointer (plural three-pointers)

  1. (sports) A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.
    • 1944, “Football at mid-season”, in Columbia Alumni News:
      Here Colgate stiffened, so Will place-kicked a 33-yard three-pointer from the 23 to put the Lions in front 10-7.
    • 1982, David Parry-Jones, The Golden Years of Welsh Rugby:
      Barry John's try was the last three-pointer to be scored for Wales.
  2. (basketball) A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.
    • 1948, The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Guide:
      A basket by Texas' Hamilton and a three-pointer by Madsen put the Longhorns ahead.
    • 1966, Bob Pettit, Bob Wolf, Bob Pettit: The Drive Inside Me:
      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.
  3. (aviation) 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. (hunting) A deer or other animal whose antlers feature three points or tines.
    • 1918, John B. Griffin, “A Fight with the 'Bald Faced' Bear”, in Oregon Sportsman:
      ...one a three-pointer, the other a seven-pointer, and the one still lying down, a spike.

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