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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈtrapˌshooter, noun
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Other Words From

  • trapshooter noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trapshooting1

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

And in Memphis, the Turkeys of St. Mary’s Episcopal School won a state lacrosse title last year, though the Turkey trapshooting team could be seen as a direct threat to its avian origin.

This included articles about newly offered classes, students in Future Business Leaders of America qualifying for a national contest and the trapshooting team’s successful season.

Stories about his trapshooting triumphs and the asthma that once threatened his life and a faith so deep that he once built a church in his home.

Regarding guns, it is helpful if one of your sons finished second in the national collegiate trapshooting competition.

She can’t compete on her Forest Lake charter school’s trapshooting team.

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