field goal

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun Football A score worth three points made on an ordinary down by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar and between the goal posts.
• noun Basketball A score made by throwing the ball through the basket in regulation play, worth two points or, if attempted from beyond a specified distance, three points.

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• noun American football When the ball is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar (not after a touchdown) for 3 points.
• noun basketball A made shot that was not a free throw.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
• noun a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts