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

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

But the striker produced a howler of an air shot and as the Upton Park crowd began jeering him the ball rebounded off Ronald Zubar beyond the goalkeeper and that was 1-0.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2011

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

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata