trapshooting

[ trap-shoo-ting ]

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

Origin of trapshooting

1
First recorded in 1870–75; trap1 + shoot1 + -ing1

Other words from trapshooting

  • trapshooter, noun

Words Nearby trapshooting

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British Dictionary definitions for trapshooting

trapshooting

/ (ˈtræpˌʃuːtɪŋ) /


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

Derived forms of trapshooting

  • trapshooter, noun

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