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longshot

longshot

3 7.0
A photo or film shot taken from far away showing a large area
  • noun
  • /ˈlɔŋˌʃɑt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : plano general
  • During the outdoor event, she took a longshot, presenting a panoramic view of the crowd.

Examples

  • The director decided to include a longshot in the film to give viewers a sense of the vast desert scenery.

  • It's a longshot but I think I know where she works.

    Danger Rocks The Cradle (2023)

  • It's all a longshot, but I can hope.

    Blog text (15)

  • For a guy who likes sure things, I was about to bet the rest of my life on a real longshot.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • It's a longshot that lawmakers will approve it.

    Blog text (15)

  • SMU remains an extreme longshot.

    Blog text (9)

  • He's an Oscar longshot, to be sure, but definitely a Golden Globe possibility.

    Blog text (21)

  • He could be Clairvoyant, but that'd be a longshot.

    Diplomatic Siege (1999)

  • So long as Akin remains around, you're correct, we're going to need essentially a third-party longshot.

    Blog text (15)

  • If, hypothetically, he doesn't win either Ohio or Wisconsin, then we're in longshot territory even if he ekes it out in Colorado.

    Blog text (3)

Synonyms

shot
vslongshot
627 2.5

A single photograph or one continuous film scene

is specifically taken from far away to show a broad area
panorama
vslongshot
4 4.5

A long picture that shows a wide continuous view

is a single distant framing that captures a broad scene from far away

How Close

close-up
  • Specialized
125 3.4
longshot
  • Specialized
3 7.0

Surface Forms

longshot singular
longshots plural

Morphology

longshot = long + shot (transparent) = long + shot

Direct compound of 'long' + 'shot' meaning a shot taken from a considerable distance; the photographic sense is compositionally obvious to learners.

Etymology

The word longshot comes from the words long ('far') and shot ('a shot with a camera or gun'). So a longshot is a camera shot taken from far away to show a wide view of the scene.