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three-second rule

three-second rule noun: any rule that prescribes or proscribes behavior in a three-second interval, especially.

Noun

three-second rule (plural three-second rules)

  1. Any rule that prescribes or proscribes behavior in a three-second interval, especially
    1. A rule stating that no offensive player may remain in the free-throw lane, with or without the ball, for more than three seconds.

Forms of three-second rule

pluralthree-second rules
alternative formthree seconds rule

Questions about three-second rule

What does three-second rule mean?
Three-second rule means any rule that prescribes or proscribes behavior in a three-second interval, especially.
What part of speech is three-second rule?
Three-second rule is a noun.
What is the plural of three-second rule?
The plural of three-second rule is three-second rules.

Words near three-second rule in the dictionary

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  3. three-rings
  4. three-score and ten
  5. three-score-and-ten
  6. three-second rule
  7. three-second rules
  8. three-sheet
  9. three-sheeted
  10. three-sheeting
  11. three-sheets

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