Shooters Hill

proper noun

A suburb, ward and named road in the borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4376).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb, ward and named road in the borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4376).
  2. A locality and mountain in Oberon council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

(in London): Thought to take its name from the practice of archery there during the Middle Ages.

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APA

Shooters Hill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shooters%20Hill

MLA

“Shooters Hill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shooters%20Hill. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shooters Hill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shooters%20Hill.

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