Grand Slam

See also: grand slam

English

Proper noun

Grand Slam

1. (British, soccer) winning in each of the three UEFA cups - UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Cup Winners' Cup (defunct).
2. (tennis) The four biggest competitions of the year: Wimbledon, the French Open, Australian Open and the US Open
3. (rugby) Victory in every game in the Six Nations competition between England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy
4. (rugby) Victory by a Southern Hemisphere national team over all of the Home Nations—England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—in a single tour
5. (golf) The four (or five) biggest competitions of the year; see Grand Slam (golf) on Wikipedia.
6. (military) A ten-tonne earthquake bomb used by the Royal Air Force in World War II; see Grand Slam (bomb) on Wikipedia.
7. (Philippines, basketball) 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.

Related terms

• grand slam

Translations

tennis

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大滿貫／大满贯 (zh) (dàmǎnguàn)

• French: grand-chelem (fr), Grand Chelem
• Georgian: დიდი სლემი (didi slemi)
• Polish: Wielki Szlem m

See also

• (Rugby): Triple Crown