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bank shot

bank shot noun: a shot in which the player causes the cue ball or an object ball to rebound off a cushion.

Noun

bank shot (plural bank shots)

  1. A shot in which the player causes the cue ball or an object ball to rebound off a cushion.
    Synonyms:
    double
  2. A shot in which the basketball glances off the backboard before reaching the basket.

Synonyms of bank shot

Forms of bank shot

pluralbank shots

Questions about bank shot

What does bank shot mean?
Bank shot means a shot in which the player causes the cue ball or an object ball to rebound off a cushion.
What part of speech is bank shot?
Bank shot is a noun.
What is the plural of bank shot?
The plural of bank shot is bank shots.

Words near bank shot in the dictionary

  1. bank robbers
  2. bank robbery
  3. bank roll
  4. bank run
  5. bank runs
  6. bank shot
  7. bank shots
  8. bank slip
  9. bank statement
  10. bank statements
  11. bank swallow

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