long shot

Meaning

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

Synonyms

distant view

long-range perspective

Translations

Totale

tomada de conjunto

Long shot

Etymology

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.

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