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three-second rules

three-second rules is the plural of three-second rule.

Meaning of three-second rule

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.

Questions about three-second rules

What is three-second rules the plural of?
Three-second rules is the plural of three-second rule.

Words near three-second rules in the dictionary

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

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