bank shot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bangk shot]
- /bæŋk ʃɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bangk shot]
- /bæŋk ʃɒt/

Definitions of bank shot words

noun bank shot Basketball. a shot into the basket, made by rebounding the ball off the backboard. 1
noun bank shot Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball or object ball is banked. 1

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Origin of bank shot

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Bank shot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bank shot

bank shot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bank shot usage trend in Literature

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