bank shot
Americannoun
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Basketball. a shot into the basket, made by rebounding the ball off the backboard.
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Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball or object ball is banked.
Etymology
Origin of bank shot
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Now rates are coming down, and Caterpillar has even turned into something of an AI bank shot.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Manchester toddler Jude Owens successfully executed a pool bank shot at two years and 302 days old on 12 October 2025.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
“The bank shot broke our back,” Mater Dei Coach Gary McKnight said in 2006.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Suemnick answered with a bank shot over Hunter Dickinson 35 seconds later to give the Mountaineers the lead for good.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
Suddenly the heavy car, chains and all, bounded up a two-foot bank, shot over the sod a dozen yards before the brake caught it, then swung a half-circle and stood still.
From One of Ours by Cather, Willa Sibert
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