- fast break
- noun Date: 1938 a quick offensive drive toward a goal (as in basketball) in an attempt to score before the opponent's defense is set up • fast-break intransitive verb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fast break
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Fast break — is an offensive strategy in basketball. In a fast break, a team attempts to move the ball up court and into scoring position as quickly as possible, so that the defense is outnumbered and does not have time to set up.In a typical fast break… … Wikipedia
Fast Break — [ fɑ:st breɪk], der od. das; [s], s, (auch:) Fast|break der od. das; [s], s [engl. fast break] (Basketball): äußerst schnell ausgeführter Durchbruch aus der Verteidigung, unmittelbar nachdem die Mannschaft in Ballbesitz gelangt ist; Steilangriff … Universal-Lexikon
Fast Break — [ fɑ:st breik] der od. das; , s, auch Fast|break der od. das; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. fast break, eigtl. »schneller Durchbruch«> äußerst schnell ausgeführter Durchbruch aus der Verteidigung, Steilangriff (beim ↑Basketball) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
fast-break — /fast brayk , fahst /, v.i., fast broke, fast broken, fast breaking. Basketball. to execute or play in the style of a fast break. * * * … Universalium
fast-break — /fast brayk , fahst /, v.i., fast broke, fast broken, fast breaking. Basketball. to execute or play in the style of a fast break … Useful english dictionary
fast break — fast′ break′ n. spo (esp. in basketball) a play in which a team that has just regained the ball attempts to score quickly before their opponents reach the other end of the playing area • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
fast break — ☆ fast break n. a play, as in basketball, in which a team quickly moves down the playing area in an attempt to score before an adequate defense can be set up … English World dictionary
fast break — noun (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball • Topics: ↑basketball, ↑basketball game, ↑hoops • Hypernyms: ↑break * * * noun : a basketball maneuver calculated to move the … Useful english dictionary
Fast Break — Abschluss eines Tempogegenstoßes per Sprungwurf im Frauenhandball Christian Zeitz bei einem Tempogegenstoß Der Tempog … Deutsch Wikipedia
fast-break — intransitive verb see fast break … New Collegiate Dictionary
