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
The bank shot that won the game by Tyler Jackson for Heritage Christian.
From Los Angeles Times
Manchester toddler Jude Owens successfully executed a pool bank shot at two years and 302 days old on 12 October 2025.
From BBC
Instead of the direct AI plays, Herro prefers what might be called “bank shot” AI plays.
From MarketWatch
In mostly English but sometimes Spanish and Spanglish, Guzman-Lopez takes readers from the U.S.-Mexico border to L.A., employing the type of lyrical bank shots only a poet can get away with.
From Los Angeles Times
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