One of the four most prestigious tournaments in a year
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Grand Slam commonly names a comprehensive or great achievement. It is derived from the `grand slam` in bridge, which originally (in bridge whist) referred to winning all thirteen tricks on one deal of the game, and later (in auction bridge and today`s contract bridge) to succeeding in a contract to do so. Grand Slam, grand slam, and so on, may ......
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[Fly-Fishing Caribbean] In Caribbean fly-fishing, a Grand Slam is when an angler is able to catch a bonefish, tarpon and permit during one day of fishing. The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) defines an Inshore Grand Slam as catching any three of the following species on the same day: bonefish, tarpon, permit, and snook. The seas ...
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[PBA] The Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) refers to a PBA team that has won all three conferences (tournaments) in a single season. As of 2014, this achievement was made five times since the league`s inception in 1975, by four teams and four coaches. In the decades of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, at least one team ...
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[U.S. game show] Grand Slam is an American game show based on the British series of the same name. Unlike the British series, which was played as a regular quiz show, the American version was conducted as a super tournament featuring contestants who had earlier appeared on other game shows. Grand Slam aired on GSN for eight episodes from Au...
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[golf] ==The Men`s Grand Slam== The Grand Slam in men`s golf is an unofficial concept, having changed over time. In the modern era, The Grand Slam is generally considered to be winning all four of golf`s major championships in the same calendar year. Before The Masters was founded, the national amateur championships of the US and the UK wer...
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[real tennis] A Grand Slam in the sport of real tennis is earned by a player who holds the following titles in the same calendar year: The concept was borrowed from lawn tennis`s Grand Slam. In 1984 Chris Ronaldson, then in 2000 and 2001 Robert Fahey earned back-to-back Grand Slams, and Fahey earned his third Grand Slam again in 2008. For l...
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[rugby union] In rugby union, a Grand Slam (Irish: Caithréim Mhór. Welsh: Y Gamp Lawn. French: Le Grand Chelem) occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship (or its Five Nations predecessor) manages to beat all the others during one year`s competition. This has been achieved 37 times in total, for the first time by Wales in 1908, ...
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[tennis] The Grand Slam tournaments, also called Majors, are the four most important annual tennis events. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, and public and media attention; the greatest strength and size of field; and greater number of `best of` sets for men. The Grand Slam itinerary consists of the Australian Open in mid Jan...
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[baseball] In baseball, a grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners (`bases loaded`), thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play. According to The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the term originated in the card game of contract bridge, in which a grand slam involves taking all the possible tricks....
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when a jammer succeeds in lapping the opposing team
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when a jammer succeeds in lapping the opposing team
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[Noun] When a sports team or player wins all of the important games or matches in a season.
Example: He was the first American to win a Grand Slam in tennis.
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(from the article `Wallis, Sir Barnes`) Wallis produced not only the dambuster bombs but also the 12,000-pound `Tallboy` and the 22,000-pound `Grand Slam` bombs. He was also responsible for ...
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any one of the four most prestigious tennis tournaments including the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
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The four major championships: the British Open, the U.S. Open, PGA Championship and the Masters.
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the four most prestigious tournaments in a year: the Australian Open, the French Open (or Roland Garros), Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Winning the Grand Slam is winning all four in a calendar year.
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[
n] - winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge
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noun winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge
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In tennis, the winning of four major tournaments in one season: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. In golf, it is also winning the four major tournaments in one season: the Masters, the US Open, the British Open, and the US PGA Championship. In baseball, a grand slam is a home run with runners on all the bases...
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A contract of seven, in a suit or no trump
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a Six Nations championship won without any losses or draws.
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To win all 4 of major tennis tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) in one season you are said to have won the Grand Slam. Therefore, the 4 major tournaments are also known as Grand Slam events.
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When the jammer gains a full 5 points on a scoring pass, 4 for each of the opposing blockers and 1 for the opposing jammer. This is the most points a jammer can score on a single pass.
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when a jammer succeeds in lapping the opposing team
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