field goal
noun
1
: a score of three points in football made by drop-kicking or placekicking the ball over the crossbar from ordinary play
2
: a goal in basketball made while the ball is in play
Examples of field goal in a Sentence
He kicked a 20-yard field goal.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Magic center’s 63.6% effective field goal percentage — a formula that adjusts for 3-pointers being worth more than made 2s — also represented a personal best for him while adding 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists during 17.7 minutes.
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
Overall, Braun was seventh in the Big 12 with 14.1 points per game, second in field goal percentage (49.5%), fifth in rebounds (6.5) and 14th in assists (2.8).
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
After winning the opening period, 27-15, the Libs made just three field goal attempts in the second, but the Storm weren’t much better and converted four.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
The third was UConn’s most efficient quarter of the game, completing 71.4% of its field goal attempts and logging seven assists and seven rebounds while committing a single foul.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
Overall, Braun was seventh in the Big 12 with 14.1 points per game, second in field goal percentage (49.5%), fifth in rebounds (6.5) and 14th in assists (2.8).
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
After winning the opening period, 27-15, the Libs made just three field goal attempts in the second, but the Storm weren’t much better and converted four.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
The third was UConn’s most efficient quarter of the game, completing 71.4% of its field goal attempts and logging seven assists and seven rebounds while committing a single foul.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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