Meanings
nounshooting guard (plural shooting guards)
plural shooting guards
- ball gamesA guard who is usually the taller of the two guard positions, and sometimes specializes in shooting from outside, particular from beyond the three-point line.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 得分後衛 /得分后卫, 分衛 /分卫
- 得分後衛 /得分后卫 (défēn hòuwèi)basketball position
- 分衛 /分卫 (fēnwèi)basketball position
Finnish heittävä takamies
- heittävä takamiesbasketball position
French arrière
- arrièrebasketball position
Portuguese ala-armador
- ala-armadorbasketball position
Spanish escolta
- escoltabasketball position
Cite this entry
APA
shooting guard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20guard
MLA
“shooting guard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20guard. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shooting guard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20guard.
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