Definition

Noun: - The sport or practice of shooting game birds that are in flight: "Wing shooting" specifically refers to the act of hunting and shooting birds, typically for sport, while the birds are flying through the air, as opposed to when they are stationary on the ground or perched.

Usage

"Wing shooting" is used to describe a specific type of hunting or sport shooting. It requires skill to lead a moving target and is often practiced in fields or marshes for birds like pheasants, ducks, and geese. - He spent the weekend practicing his wing shooting at the clay pigeon range to prepare for duck season. - Wing shooting is considered a challenging and traditional outdoor sport.

Advanced Usage

• "to be skilled at wing shooting": to have a high level of proficiency in shooting flying birds.
  • After years of practice, she became exceptionally skilled at wing shooting.

Variants and Related Words

• Shoot (verb): To discharge a firearm or bow.
• Game bird (noun): A bird hunted for sport or food.
• Clay pigeon shooting (noun): The sport of shooting at flying clay targets, used as practice for wing shooting.

Synonyms

• Flight shooting: A less common term with a very similar meaning.
• Shooting on the wing: A descriptive phrase synonymous with wing shooting.

Related Phrases

• "a clean wing shot": a shot that cleanly and ethically brings down a bird in flight.
  • The hunter was proud of his clean wing shot, dropping the pheasant with one shot.

Noun

1. shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing)