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behind the arc

behind the arc prepositional phrase: outside the three-point line.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (informal) Outside the three-point line.
    • The Nimrods shot an amazingly futile 2-for-45 from behind the arc.

Questions about behind the arc

What does behind the arc mean?
Behind the arc means outside the three-point line.
What part of speech is behind the arc?
Behind the arc is a prepositional phrase.

Words near behind the arc in the dictionary

  1. behind its time
  2. behind post
  3. behind posts
  4. behind someone's back
  5. behind the 8-ball
  6. behind the arc
  7. behind the bit
  8. behind the counter
  9. behind the curtain
  10. behind the curve
  11. behind the ear

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