fadeaway

American  

[feyd-uh-wey] / ˈfeɪd əˌweɪ /

noun

1. an act or instance of fading away.

2. Baseball. screwball.

3. Baseball. a slide made by a base runner to one side of the base, with one leg bent and stretched back to catch hold of the base.

4. Basketball. a jump shot made while the player is falling away from the basket.

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Etymology

Origin of fadeaway

1905–10, noun use of verb phrase fade away

Example Sentences

Kitley got a fadeaway jumper to fall moments later, and Traylor’s floater completed the scoring in the first half after the Tigers had threatened to separate for good, taking a 32-23 lead with 4:48 remaining in the first half courtesy of a 10-2 surge.

From Washington Post

“My freshman year, it was just dunks or the fadeaway I have. The work during the summer really paid off. … And being more comfortable with the game — if you know the program and know what the coaches want, it gets easier every year.”

From Seattle Times

Junior guard Ricky Council IV, who scored 21 points, made a fadeaway jumper to tie the score with less than two minutes remaining, then drained five free throws in the final 24 seconds.

From Washington Post

Romello McRae inbounded to Carr, who launched a fadeaway shot that was short of the mark and Toreadors players poured off their bench.

From Los Angeles Times

Finally, most cold-bloodedly, he buried a fadeaway three-pointer with 63 seconds left, sending fans streaming toward the exits inside the Huntsman Center with the fourth-ranked Bruins on their way to a 78-71 victory.

From Los Angeles Times