Noun: alley-oop
- [US] (basketball) an offensive play in which one player throws the ball near the basket for a teammate to catch and score in mid-air, typically with a dunk;
- (basketball) a play in which one player passes the ball to another who leaps to dunk it before landing
"The crowd cheered as the point guard threw a perfect alley-oop to the centre"
Derived forms: alley-oops
Encyclopedia: Alley-oop