bank shot

American  

noun

1. Basketball. a shot into the basket, made by rebounding the ball off the backboard.

2. Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball or object ball is banked.

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Etymology

Origin of bank shot

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Instead of the direct AI plays, Herro prefers what might be called “bank shot” AI plays.

From MarketWatch

In mostly English but sometimes Spanish and Spanglish, Guzman-Lopez takes readers from the U.S.-Mexico border to L.A., employing the type of lyrical bank shots only a poet can get away with.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s an electoral bank shot with a long tradition in politics.

From Seattle Times

Knox made a bank shot for the first field goal after Etiwanda missed five shots.

From Los Angeles Times

Suemnick answered with a bank shot over Hunter Dickinson 35 seconds later to give the Mountaineers the lead for good.

From Seattle Times