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trapshooting

[ trap-shoo-ting ]
/ ˈtræpˌʃu tɪŋ /
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noun

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

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Origin of trapshooting

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

OTHER WORDS FROM trapshooting

trapshooter, noun

Words nearby trapshooting

Trappist cheese, Trappists, trappy, traprock, traps, trapshooting, trap shot, trapunto, Trasentine, trash, trash and cash
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British Dictionary definitions for trapshooting

trapshooting
/ (ˈtræpˌʃuːtɪŋ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of trapshooting

trapshooter, noun
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