slap shot

noun

: a shot in ice hockey made with a swinging stroke

Examples of slap shot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With the game tied and Boston on the power play in the waning minutes of regulation, David Pastrnak fired a slap shot from the left circle with Sergei Bobrovsky out of position and the net nearly wide open. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024 The home horn blasted six minutes in for the Cats on Sam Reinhart’s slap shot that Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy partially blocked but could not contain. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slap shot 

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Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of slap shot was in 1924

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“Slap shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20shot. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

slap shot

noun
: a hard shot in ice hockey that is made with a swinging stroke

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