Grand Slam

Grand Slam is a general sports term applied when achieving something special.

Most common uses:

• In tennis, winning the Grand Slam is winning the following four tournaments in the same year: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open. Those tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments.
• In rugby, the beating of all opponents during the Six Nations Tournament (previously Five Nations Tournament).
• In golf, winning the following four tournaments in the same year: The Masters, British Open, US Open, PGA Championship.
• In baseball, a Grand Slam home run is a home run with all the bases occupied.
• In bridge, it is bidding for and winning all the tricks in one hand.

Other meanings:

• In World War II a special 10,000 kg bomb used by Avro Lancasters of the RAF.
• A TV quiz-show shown in the UK in 2003. Contestants had to pay £10,000 to take part.

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