grand slam

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English - Turkish
(Askeri) GRAND ŞİLEM: Görünen tüm uçaklar yere indirilecektir
(Askeri) grand şilem
English - English
winning in each of the three UEFA cups - UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup (to be renamed UEFA Europa League from 2009–10) and Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
The four (or five) biggest competitions of the year, see Grand Slam (golf) on Wikipedia
Victory in every game in the Six Nations competition between England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy
The four biggest competitions of the year: Wimbledon, the French Open, Australian Open and the US Open
Victory by a Southern Hemisphere national team over all of the Home Nations—England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—in a single tour
The bid and winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand
Hitting a home run when the bases are loaded
The winning of all the major or specified events
In sport, a Grand Slam tournament is a major one. her 39 Grand Slam titles. Grand Slam is also a noun. It's my first Grand Slam and I was hoping to make a good impression
If someone wins a Grand Slam, they win all the major tournaments in a season in a particular sport, for example in rugby or tennis. They won the Grand Slam in 1990. a Grand Slam sports event is one of the set of most important competitions in a particular sport
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
winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge
• What happens to your car just as you pull out of the stadium parking lot
Making grand slam requires a contract bid of 7 tricks in any suit or notrump Small slam generally requires 37 points
A home run hit when the bases are loaded, i e there is a runner on each base A exhilarating sight as four runners come home scoring a run each
A home run hit while base loaded
A bid of 7 that is made A grand slam gets a special bonus - see scoring for details
any contract of seven, in a suit or notrump
the four major championships in golf are considered the "Grand Slam" events (Masters, U S Open, British Open, PGA) 2 to win all four major championships in one calendar year is called the ("Holy Grail") Grand Slam Example: In the 2000 season Tiger Woods won 3 of the 4 Grand Slam events
One of the four major pro tournaments (Australian Open, US Open, Wimbledon, French Open)
the four major championships in golf are considered the "Grand Slam" events (Masters, U S Open, British Open, PGA Championship) 2 (aka: "holy grail") to win all four major championships in one calendar year is called the Grand Slam/holy grail Example: "In the 2000 season Tiger Woods won 3 of the 4 Grand Slam events falling one short of the holy grail "
winning of the main sporting events in a season; home run with bases loaded (Baseball); winning of all the tricks in a hand (Bridge)
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
Refers to the four premier professional tennis tournaments: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U S Open Each event is also individually referred to as a Grand Slam tournament

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grand slams
plural form of grand slam
A grand slam
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grand slam

    Turkish pronunciation

    gränd släm

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgrand ˈslam/ /ˈɡrænd ˈslæm/

    Etymology

    [ 'grand ] (adjective.) 1584. Middle French, large, great, grand, from Latin grandis.
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