long shot

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Similar words

• establishing shot, wide shot

Origin

• 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.