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Definition of Passing shot
1. Noun. A tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net.
Literary usage of Passing shot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Tennis by P. A. Vaile (1917)
"side-line passing shot is then practically eliminated from your opponent's ...
This gives your opponent a chance of a passing shot down the sideline from ..."
2. Modern Lawn Tennis by Pembroke Arnold Vaile (1907)
"30, as a good side-line passing shot is then practically eliminated from your
... This gives your opponent a chance of a passing shot down the side ..."
3. Sport with Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters by Alfred Marshall Mayer (1883)
"On looking through the slit at a point on white background while the charge of
shot is passing, one gets an instantaneous glance at the passing shot, ..."
4. Gunshot Injuries, Their History, Characteristic Features, Complications, and by Thomas Longmore (1895)
"And lastly, proof against the supposed force exerted indirectly through pressure
of air by a passing shot has been obtained by experimental trial.9 It seems ..."
5. Thirty Years from Home; Or, a Voice from the Main Deck: Being the Experience by Samuel Leech (1909)
"In this pitiable situation, the agonized boy lifted up both hands, as if imploring
relief, when a passing shot instantly cut him in two. ..."
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