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three seconds rule

three seconds rule is the alternative form 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.

Forms of three seconds rule

pluralthree seconds rules

Questions about three seconds rule

What is three seconds rule the alternative form of?
Three seconds rule is the alternative form of three-second rule.

Words near three seconds rule in the dictionary

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  3. three Rs
  4. three score and fifth
  5. three score and ten
  6. three seconds rule
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  8. three sheets
  9. three sheets in the wind
  10. three sheets to the wind
  11. three sisters

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