outlet pass

noun

: a pass made in basketball by the player taking a defensive rebound to a teammate to start a fast break

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The third of them featured a point-blank shot by Vinnie Hinostroza, and the hard rebound off Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins’ leg pad acted like an outlet pass. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025 Whereas Jonathan Greenard is a game-wrecker against the run and pass, and Van Ginkel erases most screens and outlet passes to the perimeter, Turner isn’t that type of guy right now. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 After a defensive stop, and with both Edwards and Rob Dillingham expected to play a lot of minutes, could Minnesota install some actions and rules, that would put Gobert in a position to throw longer outlet passes? Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Hamilton remembered Greenwood as a remarkable rebounder who whipped outlet passes to him to get fast breaks started. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for outlet pass

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outlet pass was in 1963

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“Outlet pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlet%20pass. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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