trapshooting
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Definition
Noun: A competitive sport where participants use shotguns to shoot at disk-shaped clay targets, called clay pigeons, which are launched into the air from a single trap machine. The targets are thrown at varying angles and speeds to simulate the unpredictable flight of game birds.
Usage
The word "trapshooting" is used as a singular, uncountable noun to refer to the sport or activity itself. - He practices trapshooting every weekend at the gun club. - Trapshooting requires excellent hand-eye coordination and focus. - She won a gold medal in trapshooting at the state competition.
Advanced Usage
- "to be good at trapshooting": to have skill in the sport.
- After years of practice, he became very good at trapshooting.
- "a round of trapshooting": referring to a specific session or competition segment.
- They completed a full round of trapshooting before the rain started.
Variants and Related Words
- Trap (noun): The machine that launches the clay targets in trapshooting. Also used as shorthand for the sport itself in informal contexts (e.g., "I'm going to shoot trap.").
- Trapshooter (noun): A person who participates in trapshooting.
- The trapshooters lined up at their assigned stations.
- Clay pigeon (noun): The brittle, disk-shaped target used in trapshooting and other shooting sports.
- The clay pigeon shattered when the shot hit it.
Synonyms
- Clay target shooting: A more general term that encompasses trapshooting and the related sport of skeet shooting.
- Bunker trap / International trap: Specific, Olympic-style variants of trapshooting with different rules and layouts.
Related Phrases
- "shoot trap": A common phrasal verb meaning to participate in trapshooting.
- We plan to shoot trap on Saturday morning.
- "trap field": The designated area or range where trapshooting is conducted.
- The new trap field has five modern launching machines.
Noun
- the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird