Grand Slam

Grand Slam

Grand Slam may refer to:

In competition:
* Grand slam (baseball)
* Grand Slam (curling)
* Grand Slam (chess)
* Grand Slam (golf)
* Grand Slam (horse), a graded stakes race winning thoroughbred race horse.
* Grand Slam (PBA) of the Philippine Basketball Association
* Grand Slam (real tennis)
* Grand Slam (rugby union)
* Grand Slam (tennis)
* Grand Slam Champion, professional wrestling
* Grand Slam City, an American city which has at least one franchise in all four major professional sports
* Grand Slam of Eventing, consecutively winning 3 of the most prestigious three-day events in the world
* Grand Slam of Ultramarathons, oldest and most prestigious 100 mile races in the U.S.
* A high score in contract bridge involving winning all the tricks in a hand
* In Roller Derby, a Grand Slam is scored when a jammer laps the opposing jammer.
* In Formula One, leading every lap of a race after starting from pole position, while also setting the fastest lap.

In entertainment:
* "Grand Slam" (1967 film), A 1967 Italian Heist Movie
* "Grand Slam" (1978 film), A 1978 Welsh TV movie comedy
* Grand Slam (band), a band formed by Thin Lizzy bassist/vocalist Phil Lynott
* "Grand Slam" (Magic Slim album), a 1983 album by Magic Slim
* "Grand Slam" (Spiderbait album), a 1999 album by Australian band Spiderbait
* "Grand Slam" (TV Series), a quiz show shown in the UK in 2003
** "Grand Slam" (US TV Series), a US remake in 2007

Grand Slam may also refer to:
* Grand Slam (G.I. Joe), a character from the G.I. Joe universe
* Grand Slam bomb, a larger version of the Tallboy bunker buster bomb
* Grand Slam, golf clubs manufactured by PowerBilt
* Grand Slam Breakfast, a four-item option on the menu of Denny's restaurant


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  • grand slam — Slam Slam, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, slams. [1913 Webster] 2. The shock and noise produced in slamming. [1913 Webster] The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. (Card Playing) Winning all the tricks of a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Grand Slam — adj [only before noun] a Grand Slam sports event is one of the set of most important competitions in a particular sport ▪ She won three Grand Slam titles …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grand-slam´ — grand slam, 1. a winning all the tricks in a hand of bridge. 2. the winning of all the chief tournaments of a particular sport in succession. 3. Baseball. a grand slam home run. –grand slam´, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • Grand Slam® — [ grænd slæm ], der; [s], s [engl. grand slam, übertr. vom Bridge u. eigtl. Bez. für den Gewinn von 13 Stichen, vgl. ↑ Schlemm] (Tennis): Gewinn der internationalen Meisterschaften von Großbritannien, Frankreich, Australien und den USA innerhalb… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Grand Slam — [ grænd slæm] der; [s], s <aus engl. grand slam »Sieg in Serie«, eigtl. »das große Zuschlagen«> Gewinn der Einzelwettbewerbe bei den internationalen Tennismeisterschaften von Großbritannien, Frankreich, Australien u. den USA innerhalb eines …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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