"long shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-long shot.ogg [Australia] Forms: long shots [plural], longshot [alternative]
Etymology: From long + shot. The term arose from the accuracy of early naval guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|long|shot}} long + shot Head templates: {{en-noun}} long shot (plural long shots)
  1. A shot fired at a distant target.
    Sense id: en-long_shot-en-noun-RupVXh~l
  2. (idiomatic) Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working; long odds. Tags: idiomatic Translations (Something unlikely): قَلِيْلُ ٱلاِحْتِمالِ (qaliylu l-iḥtimāli) [masculine] (Arabic), ziemlich aussichtsloses Unterfangen [neuter] (German), ziemlich hoffnungsloser Fall [masculine] (German), ryzyko [neuter] (Polish), posibilidad remota [feminine] (Spanish), posibilidad muy remota [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-long_shot-en-noun-AkBZ3pL5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 23 37 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 24 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 25 37 36 Disambiguation of 'Something unlikely': 1 93 3 3
  3. (film) A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.
    Sense id: en-long_shot-en-noun-C3H-2ZOg Categories (other): Film, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 23 37 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 15 61 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 24 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 25 37 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 6 24 43 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 24 43 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 21 49 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 25 40 31 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  4. (film) Synonym of long take; a single, continuous shot that lasts for an unusually long duration without any cuts. Synonyms: continuous take, continuous shot, single shot, oner, long take [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-long_shot-en-noun-uxH~FW6- Categories (other): Film, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 23 37 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 24 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 25 37 36 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: establishing shot [film, television, broadcasting, media], wide shot [film, television, broadcasting, media] Related terms: by a long shot

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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