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Grand slam
Meaning
Noun
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In Bridge:
The
bid
and
winning
of all
the
tricks
during the
play
of one hand.
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In Sports:
The
winning
of all
available, major or
specified
events
in a given year or
sports
season.
●
In Baseball:
The
hitting
of a
home run
with the
bases
loaded.
●
In Roller derby:
The
situation
in which the
jammer
laps
the
opposing
team's
jammer
,
scoring
five
points.
●
In Motor racing:
The
situation
in which a
racer
starts
from
pole position
, then
wins
first place while
leading
during the
entire
race
, while also
recording
the
fastest
lap
of the
race
.
Name
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winning in each of the three UEFA
cups
- UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Cup Winners' Cup (defunct).
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The
four
biggest
competitions
of the year: Wimbledon, the French Open, Australian Open and the US Open
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Victory in every
game
in the Six Nations
competition
between England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy
●
Victory by a Southern Hemisphere
national
team over
all of
the Home Nations—England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—in a
single
tour
●
The
four
(or
five
)
biggest
competitions
of the year; see Grand Slam (golf) on Wikipedia.
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A ten-tonne
earthquake bomb
used by the Royal Air Force in World War II; see Grand Slam (bomb) on Wikipedia.
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winning in each of the three Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
tournaments
, each called
locally
a
conference
, in a
season
; see Grand Slam (PBA) on Wikipedia.
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