trap shot

noun

, Sports.

1. half volley.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trap shot¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

"It felt like a train wreck, something bad was about to happen," Haas said, reliving his decision-making over the trap shot.

From Los Angeles Times

Click here to see a terrifying camera trap shot of a Lesula on the Harts’ blog.

From Scientific American

They were not disappointed either—for Simonds minor, the actual setter of the trap, shot up from his seat like a cork from a soda-water bottle, smothering an exclamation expressive of wild surprise and something else, while the descendant of generations of fighting savages sat tight in his, a rapt expression of innocence and unconcern upon his dark countenance.

From Project Gutenberg

A sickening dread entered his soul,—the fear that his mate had been caught in a trap, shot by some rider or killed in some other way by man.

From Project Gutenberg

Some experienced hunters will say that practice at clay pigeons does not help in the field, but at the same time a good brush shot is almost always a good trap shot and if you can become skilful enough to break an average of eighteen to twenty clay pigeons out of twenty-five at sixteen yards rise, you may be sure that you will get your share of game under actual hunting conditions.

From Project Gutenberg