Grand slam
Grand slam a home run hit when there is a baserunner at each base, scoring four runs (baseball) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 85P.) Grand slam the feat of defeating all the other teams in the six nations championship (rugby union) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 492P.) Grand slam the feat of winning first place in every event at a meet, typically solo, duet, and team competition (synchronized swimming) grand slam the winning of all four major championships (golf) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 291P.) Grand slam (originally term for taking all tricks in bridge) in golf and tennis the victory of one player in all four of the most important tournaments of the year. In golf these are the masters tournament, the open championships of the u.S.A. And great britain, and the professional golf as- sociation. In tennis they include the open championships of england (wimbledon), the u.S.A. (Flushing meadow), australia (melbourne), and france (paris). (H.Haag &g. Haag, dictionary, 2003, 220p.) Grand slam 1. (In sports such as tennis and golf) the winning of all of a series of major competitions by one player or team in one year 2. (In sports such as tennis and golf) a major competition that is part of a series 3. (In baseball) a home run made when the bases are loaded (dict. Of sp. And ex. Sc. 2006, 98P.) Grand slam there are four tournaments in the "grand slam" of tennis: the australian, french, and u. S. Opens and england‟s wimbledon championship. The phrase came from contract bridge by way of golf (tennis)
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