slap shot

noun

The fastest shot in hockey, which typically involves levering the stick above the head before swinging it down to strike the puck with maximum power.

Meanings

nounslap shot (plural slap shots)

plural slap shots · alternative slapshot

  1. hobbiesThe fastest shot in hockey, which typically involves levering the stick above the head before swinging it down to strike the puck with maximum power.

Translations

Catalan cop picat
  • cop picatfastest shot in hockey
Finnish lyöntilaukaus, lämäri
  • lyöntilaukausfastest shot in hockey
  • lämärifastest shot in hockey
Swedish slagskott
  • slagskottfastest shot in hockey
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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