air-shot

English

Alternative forms

• air shot

Noun

air-shot (plural air-shots)

1. (sports, soccer, golf, snooker etc.) A failed attempt to strike the ball.
   • 2011 January 30, Kevin Darling, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Huddersfield”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     A comical Bendtner air-shot then brought ironic cheers from the 5,000 Huddersfield fans massed behind the Clock End goal, before the Dane was involved in a fortuitous Gunners' opening goal.