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six-pointers

six-pointers is the plural of six-pointer.

Meaning of six-pointer

Noun

six-pointer (plural six-pointers)

  1. A match between two teams on a similar number of points (in a league using the three-points-for-a-win system); so called because the difference between a side winning and losing the match is a six-point swing relative to their opponents.
    • Sammy Lee has gone from Bolton and Fulham's Lawrie Sanchez is talking about six-pointers.2007, Stuart Barnes, Sanchez's six-pointer stalemate, The Guardian

Questions about six-pointers

What is six-pointers the plural of?
Six-pointers is the plural of six-pointer.

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