"slap shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slap shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slap shot (plural slap shots)
  1. (ice hockey) 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. Categories (topical): Ice hockey Synonyms: slapshot Translations (fastest shot in hockey): cop picat [masculine] (Catalan), lyöntilaukaus (Finnish), lämäri (Finnish), slagskott [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-slap_shot-en-noun-LNGVrY-b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

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