"shot clock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: shot clocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shot clock (plural shot clocks)
  1. (basketball) A timer measuring the length of time since the last shot.
    Sense id: en-shot_clock-en-noun-5F-UUnh5 Categories (other): Basketball, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 37 39 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (tennis) A countdown of the time remaining within which the current server must serve the ball.
    Sense id: en-shot_clock-en-noun-Ao2RT1Ku Categories (other): Tennis, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 37 39 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis
  3. (ice hockey) A counter of the total shots on net for a team in a game; or average shots on net per unit time for a game.
    Sense id: en-shot_clock-en-noun-6j2x-xiA Categories (other): Ice hockey, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 26 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 37 39 Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

Inflected forms

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