approach shot

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noun

Tennis. a hard, forcing shot usually made deep into the opponent's court, allowing the player to move in toward the net for an offensive volley.

Golf. approach (def. 16).

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Origin of approach shot

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby approach shot

apprize, appro, approach, approachable, approach light, approach shot, approbate, approbation, approbative, appropriable, appropriacy

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How to use approach shot in a sentence

He overshoots the green with his approach shot, drops his third shot into the bunker and can't get up and down.
Hideki Matsuyama’s sublime day at the Masters gives him a four-shot lead and a shot at history|Chuck Culpepper, Scott Allen|April 11, 2021|Washington Post
The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The cartoonist, better known as Charb, was shot dead Wednesday.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The gunman hardly broke stride as he nonetheless shot Merabet in the head, killing him.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

A policewoman was shot dead this morning while law enforcement searched for the Charlie Lebdo killers.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I heard them say, ‘He was shot twice,’” the father, Joseph Dossi, remembers.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There was no fighting; a rifle shot now and then from the crests where we saw our fellows clearly.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
Dockier, a prominent leader of the Levelers, in the times of the English commonwealth, was shot by order of the government.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
In truth, it was so intently engaged with a sleeping seal that it had not observed the approach of the sledge.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
There was not a moment to lose, for one well-directed shot might exterminate half of us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for approach shot

approach shot

noun

Also called: approach golf a shot made to or towards the green after a tee shot

tennis a deep drive, usually hit with slice to keep the ball low, designed to enable the player to make an approach to the net

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