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shooting guard

shooting guard noun: a 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.

Noun

shooting guard (plural shooting guards)

  1. A 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.

Forms of shooting guard

pluralshooting guards

Questions about shooting guard

What does shooting guard mean?
Shooting guard means a 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.
What part of speech is shooting guard?
Shooting guard is a noun.
What is the plural of shooting guard?
The plural of shooting guard is shooting guards.

Words near shooting guard in the dictionary

  1. shooting galleries
  2. shooting gallery
  3. shooting glasses
  4. shooting ground
  5. shooting grounds
  6. shooting guard
  7. shooting guards
  8. shooting holes
  9. shooting iron
  10. shooting irons
  11. shooting match

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