shot on target

noun

A shot that either scores a goal or that would score if not for an obstruction by a defending player.

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Meanings

nounshot on target (plural shots on target)

plural shots on target

  1. hobbiesA shot that either scores a goal or that would score if not for an obstruction by a defending player.

    Sheffield United, who were relegated on 17 April following defeat to Wolves, had one shot on target and were unable to test goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

    2021 May 2, Emma Sanders, “Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Sheffield United”, in BBC Sport
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APA

shot on target. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20on%20target

MLA

“shot on target.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20on%20target. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shot on target,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20on%20target.

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