bank shot

noun

1
: a shot in billiards and pool in which a player banks the cue ball or the object ball
2
: a shot in basketball played to rebound from the backboard into the basket

Examples of bank shot in a Sentence

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Rarely does such a diplomatic bank shot present itself at such a small cost. John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2017 McDavid made it 3-0 with a bank shot off Bobrovsky just over three minutes later, leaving the Panthers reeling — and the probability of another 2,500-mile flight to Alberta looming large. Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 19 June 2024 Jalen Brunson hit a go-ahead bank shot with less than five seconds left in regulation to put the Knicks up on the Oklahoma City Thunder — then on Easter Sunday, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rose to the occasion and hit a game-winning fade-away shot over Miles McBride. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024 Bremer’s bank shot with 1:17 left gave Minnesota State a one-point lead. Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bank shot 

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bank shot was in 1859

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“Bank shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20shot. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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