shooting gallery
Americannoun
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a place equipped with targets and used for practice in shooting.
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Slang. a place where drug addicts can buy and inject themselves with narcotic drugs.
noun
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an area, often enclosed, designed for target practice, shooting, etc
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slang a house where heroin addicts inject themselves
Etymology
Origin of shooting gallery
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Of course, this is very dangerous thinking, regardless of how straight Jack Reacher’s aim may be in the moral universe's shooting gallery.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024
Don’t overlook the shooting gallery in Frontierland or the carnival games at Pixar Pier in California Adventure.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2023
A shooting gallery broke out to start the game: The Terrapins opened 6-of-9 from the floor, with Wisconsin keeping pace at 6-of-7 as the teams raced to a 14-14 tie.
From Washington Times • Jan. 25, 2023
He just hasn’t gotten into a winning groove, largely because opponents such as the Oilers were afforded a shooting gallery.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023
The main dirt road—surprisingly called Main Street—that runs through Stagecoach Pass winds a corner after the shooting gallery, and there stands a theater that shows old black-and-white westerns all day long.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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