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air shot

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noun

  1. golf a shot that misses the ball completely but counts as a stroke

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There was an early penalty claim when Kane hit the ground in the box and then an unusual air shot when just a couple of meters out from goal.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 2023

First there’s an LBW appeal from an inswinger, which Michael Gough rightly views as a touch too high; then a classic air shot at an outswinger.

From The Guardian Jul. 26, 2020

They’re spun by compressed air, shot through a hole in the vessel from a bottle connected to a long, ungainly silver tube.

From New York Times Apr. 10, 2019

A pack of more than two dozen reporters from almost as many countries stood outside the Galaxy locker room Saturday, shivering each time a cold blast of air shot up the narrow, concrete corridor.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2018

I opened a window, and a muggy gust of air shot across my face.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

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