rainbow shot
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]In reference to the arched shape of a rainbow.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]rainbow shot (plural rainbow shots)
- (basketball) A high arcing shot into the basket.
- 2002, Scott Johnson, Julie Kistler, Once there were giants: how tiny Hebron won the Illinois state basketball championship and the hearts of fans forever, page 158:
- Even after Spooner dropped in one of his patented rainbow shots from the left side and Schulz scored on another tip-in, Quincy still held a two-point lead with half a minute to go in the third quarter.