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Noun: longshot  'long,shót [N. Amer], 'lóng,shót [Brit]
  1. A photograph taken from a distance
Noun: long shot
  1. A venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards
     
  2. A contestant that is unlikely to win

Derived forms: long shots, longshots

Type of: contestant, exposure, gamble, photo, photograph, pic, picture

Encyclopedia: Longshot

Long shot

Nearest

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longness
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longshoreman
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long-sighted
long-sightedly
long-sightedness
long-snouted
longspur
long-spurred
long-spurred violet
long-stalked
longstanding
long-staple