trapshooting

[ trap-shoo-ting ]

noun

1. the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.

trapshooting

/ ˈtræpˌʃuːtɪŋ /

noun

1. the sport of shooting at clay pigeons thrown up by a trap

Derived Forms

• ˈtrapˌshooter, noun

Other Words From

• trapshooter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of trapshooting¹

First recorded in 1870–75; trap ¹ + shoot ¹( def ) + -ing ¹( def )