passing shot

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noun Tennis.

a shot played to one side of and beyond the reach of an opponent coming to or stationed at the net.

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Origin of passing shot

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby passing shot

passim, passing, passing bell, passing lane, passing note, passing shot, passion, passional, passionary, passionate, passionately

How to use passing shot in a sentence

It determines whether you catch that bus, return that passing shot, and, eventually, get out of that armchair.
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The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.
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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.
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A policewoman was shot dead this morning while law enforcement searched for the Charlie Lebdo killers.
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The big slug happened to hit the suspect in the street, passing through his arm and then striking Police Officer Andrew Dossi.
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There was no fighting; a rifle shot now and then from the crests where we saw our fellows clearly.
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A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
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At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
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Dockier, a prominent leader of the Levelers, in the times of the English commonwealth, was shot by order of the government.
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Again the sallow fingers began to play with the book-covers, passing from one to another, but always slowly and gently.
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British Dictionary definitions for passing shot

passing shot

noun

tennis a winning shot hit outside an opponent's reach

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