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bank shot

 
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n.
  1. A shot in billiards in which the player causes the cue ball or an object ball to rebound off a cushion.
  2. A shot in basketball in which the ball glances off the backboard before reaching the basket.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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