lob
Sports term, especially in tennis, for a high, arcing shot intended to go over an opponent's head.
She hit a lob over her opponent's head.
He won the point with a brilliant lob.
Since the opponent rushed the net, I hit a lob.
It's difficult to return a smash with a lob.
The cornered player lifted a lob to survive the point.
Borrowed from English 'lob'.