Hail Mary

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noun

Ave Maria.
Also called Hail Mary pass, Hail Mary play . a long forward pass in football, especially as a last-ditch attempt at the end of a game, where completion is considered unlikely.

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Origin of Hail Mary

1300–50; Middle English, translation of Medieval Latin Ave Maria

Words nearby Hail Mary

Hailey and Hailey disease, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, hail from, hailing distance, Hail Mary, Hailsham of St Marylebone, hailstone, hailstorm, “Hail to the Chief”, Hailwood
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Hail Mary

noun

Also called: Ave Maria RC Church a prayer to the Virgin Mary, based on the salutations of the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:28) and Elizabeth (Luke 1:42) to her
American football slang a very long high pass into the end zone, made in the final seconds of a half or of a game
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