air shot

A form of air-shot — A failed attempt to strike the ball.

Meanings

nounair shot (plural air shots)

plural air shots

  1. alternativeAlternative form of air-shot.

    None of those doubts went away here, though, as Havertz was anonymous apart from a horrendous early fresh air shot with the goal at his mercy.

    2023 September 3, Phil McNulty, “Declan Rice: The game-changing midfielder Arsenal need for title challenge”, in BBC Sport
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APA

air shot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20shot

MLA

“air shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20shot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air shot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20shot.

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