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three-minute warning

three-minute warning noun: a timeout and warning given to the coaches with three minutes to go before the end of each half; after this point, the clock stops at the end of every play. Analogous to the two-minute warning of American football.

Noun

three-minute warning (plural three-minute warnings)

  1. (Canadian) A timeout and warning given to the coaches with three minutes to go before the end of each half; after this point, the clock stops at the end of every play. Analogous to the two-minute warning of American football.

Forms of three-minute warning

pluralthree-minute warnings

Questions about three-minute warning

What does three-minute warning mean?
Three-minute warning means a timeout and warning given to the coaches with three minutes to go before the end of each half; after this point, the clock stops at the end of every play. Analogous to the two-minute warning of American football.
What part of speech is three-minute warning?
Three-minute warning is a noun.
What is the plural of three-minute warning?
The plural of three-minute warning is three-minute warnings.

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