Definitions

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

  • abbreviation field goal
  • abbreviation fine grain

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An abbreviation of free of general average.
  • noun An abbreviation of Fellow of the Geological Society.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • initialism Field Goal
  • initialism Fine Gael, an Irish political party.
  • initialism frigate, a type of warship
  • initialism guided missile frigate, a type of frigate

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Examples

  • Because the FG is secluded by its shield oxide layer, electrons placed on it get trapped and data is stored within.

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  • March 12, 2009 9: 52 AM dearie 'its really pathetic, last wk i saw a footage of a FEMALE referee being beaten by sum spectators probably fans 4rm a rival team; d other week supporters of a local club were ALL gunned down on their way to watch their team play, i stil wonder wat the NFF, NSC n FG is doing abt it

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  • The po-mo winks in Haneke are the least interesting aspect of his stuff, and FG is pretty much an exercise in such bs.

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  • Idaho State won nine conference games by at least 10 points, and led the league in FG% and scoring defense.

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  • Michael Doleac, Orlando: All-rookie second team, second among rookies in FG% (.468); 6.2 ppg

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  • In classic 'FG'-Woods fashion, he absolutely destroyed Brian's dramatic vision by turning it into a sitcom that I wouldn't be all that surprised to see on television, though I would have pegged it more for FOX than CBS, if I'm being completely honest.

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  • He actually hit a career high in FG% this year, so it’s not like his game went off the cliff in dropping 4 PPG this season.

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  • As part of this work, the Lab is developing a system to monitor babies breathing, using devices called FG sensors.

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  • As part of this work, the Lab is developing a system to monitor babies breathing, using devices called FG sensors.

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  • This is a discussion on Cowen calls FG chief whip a

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