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bank shot
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbæŋk ˌʃɒt/ us /ˈbæŋk ˌʃɑːt/
in basketball, a throw that sends the ball so that it hits the board behind the net and comes back into the net:
He scored with a short bank shot.
She blocked the attempted bank shot against the backboard.
in sports such as snooker, a hit that sends a ball so that it hits a cushion(= raised side of the table) and comes back towards its target:
The man bent over and carefully lined up a bank shot.
He made a brilliant five-cushion bank shot to win the championship.
She hit a three-metre bank shot to win the game with one second remaining.
Frankie taught me how to do trick shots and bank shots.
I would practise taking bank shots from every conceivable angle.
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