three-point shot

noun

A shot attempted from beyond the three-point line.

Meanings

nounthree-point shot (plural three-point shots)

plural three-point shots

  1. ball gamesA shot attempted from beyond the three-point line.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 三分球, 三分
  • 三分球 (sānfēnqiú)shot
  • 三分 (sānfēn)shot
Finnish kolmen pisteen heitto
  • kolmen pisteen heittoshot
Japanese スリーポイントシュート
  • スリーポイントシュート (surī-pointo shūto)shot
Korean 삼점 슛
  • 삼점 슛 (samjeom syut)shot
Polish rzut za trzy punkty
  • rzut za trzy punktyshot
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Chicago

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