three-pointer

noun4

1. •
   A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.

   • Here Colgate stiffened, so Will place-kicked a 33-yard three-pointer from the 23 to put the Lions in front 10-7. — 1944
2. •
   A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.

   • A basket by Texas' Hamilton and a three-pointer by Madsen put the Longhorns ahead. — 1948
3. •
   A deer or other animal whose antlers feature three points or tines.

   • ...one a three-pointer, the other a seven-pointer, and the one still lying down, a spike. — 1918
4. •
   A three-point landing; an airplane landing in which all three wheels touch the ground simultaneously.

   • October 1930, Paul Paddock, "I Solo in Seven Hours", Popular Mechanics Away I roared once more, resolved to score a three-pointer. I glided down to a good start but estimated my altitude wrongly.