approach shot

approach shot

noun
1.
Tennis. a hard, forcing shot usually made deep into the opponent's court, allowing the player to move in toward the net for an offensive volley.
2.
Golf. approach (def. 16).

Origin:
1875–80
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Approach shot is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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approach shot
 
n
1.  golf Also called: approach a shot made to or towards the green after a tee shot
2.  tennis a deep drive, usually hit with slice to keep the ball low, designed to enable the player to make an approach to the net

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