approach shot
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approach shot
n
1. (Golf) golf Also called: approach a shot made to or towards the green after a tee shot
2. (Tennis) 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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approach shot
Iron shot or long putt to the hole.
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Noun | 1. | approach shot - a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it pitch shot, pitch - a high approach shot in golf |
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approach shot
n (Tennis) → colpo d'approccioCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995