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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And how about the 2006 final when Palo Alto stunned Mater Dei 51-47 in Division II in which Jeremy Lin made a 25-foot bank shot from the top of the key.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
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
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
The smoke from the bank shot up and swirled away like a long flight of swallows.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir
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