slap shot


noun Ice Hockey.

a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.

Origin of slap shot

First recorded in 1940–45

British Dictionary definitions for slapshot

slapshot
/ (ˈslæpˌʃɒt) /

noun

ice hockey a hard, fast, often wild, shot executed with a powerful downward swing, and with the blade of the stick brushing firmly against the ice prior to striking the puck