shoot-off

or shoot·off

[ shoot-awf, -of ]

noun
  1. a final or additional contest to decide the winner in a rifle or pistol competition.

Origin of shoot-off

1
see origin at shoot1, -off

Words Nearby shoot-off

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How to use shoot-off in a sentence

  • The piece is too heavy for me to shoot off-hand and I'll rest it on my knee.

    Adrift in the Wilds | Edward S. Ellis