three-pointer

English

noun

Definitions

(sports) A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.
(basketball) A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.
(aviation) A three-point landing; an airplane landing in which all three wheels touch the ground simultaneously.
(hunting) A deer or other animal whose antlers feature three points or tines.

Etymology

Compound from English three + English point.

Origin

English

point

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Three Amigos English
Threefish English
Threeness English
antipoint English
ballpoint English
basepoint English
bipoint English
bladepoint English
blowpoint English
branchpoint English
breakpoint English
breastpoint English
cashpoint English
centerpoint English
changepoint English
chargepoint English
checkpoint English
chokepoint English
codepoint English
colourpoint English
copoint English
counterpoint English
crosspoint English
cutpoint English
daggerpoint English
dashpoint English
drypoint English
endpoint English
eyepoint English
feedpoint English
flashpoint English
footpoint English
forepoint English
gridpoint English
gunpoint English
hardpoint English
keypoint English
knifepoint English
logpoint English
masterpoint English
micropoint English
mid-point English
midpoint English
mispoint English
multipoint English
needlepoint English
nonpoint English
outpoint English
paypoint English
penpoint English
pinpoint English
ploughpoint English
plowpoint English
plugpoint English
point English
point of tangency English
pointable English
pointcast English
pointclass English
pointcut English
pointee English
pointen English
pointer English
pointest English
pointeth English
pointful English
pointing English
pointism English
pointless English
pointlet English
pointlike English
pointling English
pointmaker English
pointset English
pointwise English
pointwork English
pointy English
quadripoint English
redpoint English
reefpoint English
repoint English
salespoint English
savepoint English
setpoint English
silverpoint English
spearpoint English
standpoint English
strongpoint English
subpoint English
swordpoint English
telepoint English
thirty English
three English
three-fisted English
three-headed English
three-tiered English
threefin English
threefold English
threeish English
threeling English
threeness English
threepence English
threepenny English
threeplex English
threescore English
threeside English
threesies English
threesome English
threeteen English
threeth English
threeway English
timepoint English
touchpoint English
tracepoint English
trackpoint English
tripoint English
underpoint English
unipoint English
viewpoint English
watchpoint English
waterpoint English
waypoint English
trēs Latin
drie Dutch, Flemish
point French
trois French
*tréyes Proto-Indo-European
スリー Japanese
ポイント Japanese
point Middle English
thre Middle English
tri Esperanto
poin Indonesian
punto Ido
ပွိုင့် Burmese
포인트 Korean
*mej Proto-Sino-Tibetan
tri Tok Pisin
tri Fanagalo
tri Torres Strait Creole
tri Nigerian Pidgin
tri Samoan Plantation Pidgin