long shot

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A shot fired at a distant target.
2. (idiomatic) Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working.
3. A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.

Sinonieme

adventure

venture

distant view

LS

long-range perspective

Etimologie (Engels)

The term arose from the accuracy of early naval guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.