slap shot

noun

: a shot in ice hockey made with a swinging stroke

Examples of slap shot in a Sentence

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That’s a far slap shot from 1974, when a bunch of kids from all across Minnesota took on the world for the first time. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025 His slap shot from the left circle off John Leonard's pass beat Vejmelka on the stick side. CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 With 53 seconds left in the first and the Avs on the power play, Cale Makar zipped a pass to Nathan MacKinnon, who blasted a slap shot from the top of the left faceoff circle. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025 Shortly after Bobrovsky made a highlight-reel toe save on a Mitch Marner point-blank shot from the right side of the crease, Florida took a 1-0 lead at the 14:47 mark of the first period on a slap shot from the left point through traffic by Boqvist. Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slap shot

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 28 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

slap shot

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

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