long pot

noun

A shot that pots a ball from across most of the table.

Meanings

nounlong pot (plural long pots)

plural long pots

  1. ball gamesA shot that pots a ball from across most of the table.

    Brecel fired in doubles, a succession of stunning long pots and seemingly cleared balls at will as he rattled through the first four frames in under an hour.

    2023 May 1, Steve Sutcliffe, “World Snooker Championship 2023 final: Luca Brecel beats Mark Selby for first world title”, in BBC Sport
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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