outlet pass

noun

: a pass made in basketball by the player taking a defensive rebound to a teammate to start a fast break

Examples of outlet pass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The teenager pressed the ball to his chin, ripped his elbows back and forth, kicked an outlet pass up the floor and hockey-assisted a 3-pointer. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024 After securing the defensive rebound, Claxton did not consider throwing an outlet pass to Cam Thomas or Cam Johnson, who were running the lanes nearby. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2024 An outlet pass found a wide-open Umeh, who laid it in for a 54-50 lead. Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2024 Gobert rebounded the miss and fired an outlet pass to Conley, who had a clean look at the buzzer. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for outlet pass 

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Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outlet pass was in 1963

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“Outlet pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlet%20pass. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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