bank shot

bank shot

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.

bank′ shot`

n. a shot in billiards and pool in which the cue ball or object ball is banked. [1935–40]

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Noun

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bank shot - a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoopbasketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"