"shooting guard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shooting guards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shooting guard (plural shooting guards)
  1. (basketball) A guard who is usually the taller of the two guard positions, and sometimes specializes in shooting from outside, particular from beyond the three-point line. Categories (topical): Basketball Translations (basketball position): heittävä takamies (Finnish), arrière [masculine] (French), ala-armador [masculine] (Portuguese), escolta [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-shooting_guard-en-noun-cHypZg96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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