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shot clocks

shot clocks is the plural of shot clock.

Meaning of shot clock

Noun

shot clock (plural shot clocks)

  1. A timer measuring the length of time since the last shot.
  2. A countdown of the time remaining within which the current server must serve the ball.
    • Top tennis stars will come under a 25-second shot clock in grand slam tournaments starting at the Australian Open in January.2017 November 17 "Shot clock introduced for all Grand Slams" RTÉ, Ireland
  3. A counter of the total shots on net for a team in a game; or average shots on net per unit time for a game.

Questions about shot clocks

What is shot clocks the plural of?
Shot clocks is the plural of shot clock.

Words near shot clocks in the dictionary

  1. shot box
  2. shot boxes
  3. shot caller
  4. shot callers
  5. shot clock
  6. shot clocks
  7. shot cup
  8. shot cups
  9. shot daggers
  10. shot down
  11. shot first and asked questions later

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