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gallery hit

gallery hit noun: a shot that appeals to the watching audience.

Noun

gallery hit (plural gallery hits)

  1. (rare) A shot that appeals to the watching audience.
    • […] which is sure to reward a long innings or even a showy 'gallery' hit.1882, Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts, page 692
    Synonyms:
    gallery shot

Synonyms of gallery hit

Forms of gallery hit

pluralgallery hits

Origin of gallery hit

As if applauded from a theatrical gallery.

Questions about gallery hit

What does gallery hit mean?
Gallery hit means a shot that appeals to the watching audience.
What part of speech is gallery hit?
Gallery hit is a noun.
What is the plural of gallery hit?
The plural of gallery hit is gallery hits.

Words near gallery hit in the dictionary

  1. gallerists
  2. gallers
  3. gallery
  4. gallery forest
  5. gallery forests
  6. gallery hit
  7. gallery hits
  8. gallery organ
  9. gallery organs
  10. gallery shot
  11. gallery shots

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