air shot

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

So wand in hand he paced into the air, shot from Pieria down, down to sea level, and veered to skim the swell.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer