Definitions for long shot
long shot

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1. long shotnoun

   a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards

2. long shotnoun

   a contestant that is unlikely to win

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1. long shotnoun

   Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.

2. long shotnoun

   A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.

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1. Long Shot

   Long Shot is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson, from her fourth studio album, All I Ever Wanted (2009). The song was written by Katy Perry, Glen Ballard, and Matt Thiessen, it was originally recorded by Perry (along with the single "I Do Not Hook Up") for an unreleased album and was later re-recorded by Clarkson. It is a pop song about taking a chance on pursuing a flawed relationship in spite of it being a "long shot." The song received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who found it to be a "fun" pop song but also generic and unmemorable. In early 2010, the song was played on Canadian radio and entered that country's hot adult contemporary airplay chart despite no official single release or promotion from Clarkson's label.

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1. long shot

   A long shot is a film term used to describe a shot taken from a considerable distance, so the subject or characters are seen in full within their surroundings. In general use, long shot can also refer to an attempt or guess that has very low probability or chance of success.

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1. Long shot

   In photography, filmmaking and video production, a long shot typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. It has been suggested that long-shot ranges usually correspond to approximately what would be the distance between the front row of the audience and the stage in live theatre. It is now common to refer to a long shot as a "wide shot" because it often requires the use of a wide-angle lens. When a long shot is used to set up a location and its participants in film and video, it is called an establishing shot. A related notion is that of an extreme long shot. This can be taken from as much as a quarter of a mile away, and is generally used as a scene-setting, establishing shot. It normally shows an exterior, e.g. the outside of a building, or a landscape, and is often used to show scenes of thrilling action e.g. in a war film or disaster movie. There will be very little detail visible in the shot, as it is meant to give a general impression rather than specific information.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of long shot in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of long shot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of long shot in a Sentence

1. John Inch:

   Are they making progress ? I'm sure they are, but are they out of the woods ? Not by a long shot. They still have a mountain of debt.

2. Roger Federer:

   He definitely crossed the line by a long shot, we're not used to that kind of talk in tennis. It's normal that the tour comes down hard on him and explains to him that it's not the way forward.

3. David Oranchak:

   Zodiac Killer was incredible. It was a big shock, I never really thought we'd find anything because I had grown so used to failure, when I first started, I used to get excited when I would see some words come through -- they were like false positives, phantoms. I had grown used to that. It was a long shot -- we didn't even really know if there was a message.

4. Justin Hanson:

   It's a long shot and the odds are against us, but it feels like we are doing the right thing, we're working hard, but we're having fun. There's always music going at our campaign office -- and coffee.

5. Tim Evans:

   The problem is production growth is outpacing demand growth by a long shot. Demand this year is actually at record highs due to the power sector.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=long shot
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Long_Shot
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Shot
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=long shot