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air-shot

air-shot noun: a failed attempt to strike the ball.

Noun

air-shot (plural air-shots)

  1. (usually) A failed attempt to strike the ball.
    • A comical Bendtner air-shot then brought ironic cheers from the 5,000 Huddersfield fans massed behind the Clock End goal, before the Dane was involved in a fortuitous Gunners' opening goal.2011 January 30, Kevin Darling, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Huddersfield”, in BBC

Forms of air-shot

pluralair-shots
alternative formair shot

Questions about air-shot

What does air-shot mean?
Air-shot means a failed attempt to strike the ball.
What part of speech is air-shot?
Air-shot is a noun.
What is the plural of air-shot?
The plural of air-shot is air-shots.

Words near air-shot in the dictionary

  1. air-raid wardens
  2. air-raids
  3. air-ride
  4. air-ship
  5. air-ships
  6. air-shot
  7. air-shots
  8. air-sick
  9. air-sickness
  10. air-smoothed
  11. air-tight

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