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Synonyms

shoot-off

American  
[shoot-awf, -of] / ˈʃutˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
Or shootoff

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of shoot-off

shoot 1, -off

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