Definition of Pivot shot

1. Noun. A one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot.

Generic synonyms: Basketball Shot

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pivot Shot

piupiu
piupius
pivalaldehyde
pivalate
pivalates
pivalic acid
pivaloyl
pivalylbenzhydrazine
pivampicillin
pivanilide
pivanilides
pivot
pivot joint
pivot man
pivot shift test
pivot shot (current term)
pivotable
pivotal
pivotally
pivoted
pivoter
pivoters
pivoting
pivoting window
pivotings
pivotless
pivotlike
pivotman
pivotmen
pivots

Literary usage of Pivot shot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On the Old Kearsarge: A Story of the Civil War by Cyrus Townsend Brady (1909)
"The swiftest work was done by the big ten-inch pivot. Shot after shot was put directly at the Merrimac with unerring skill by the old bo's'n's mate. ..."

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