Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting.
Origin
The term is a remnant of the history of trap shooting. Originally, live pigeons were used as targets, but they were gradually replaced with clay disks and ultimately banned. Later, clay was replaced with more suitable raw materials.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 飛碟 /飞碟
- 飛碟 /飞碟 (fēidié)target in sport shooting
Danish lerdue
- lerduetarget in sport shooting
Finnish savikiekko
- savikiekkotarget in sport shooting
German Tontaube, Wurftaube
- Tontaubetarget in sport shooting
- Wurftaubetarget in sport shooting
Hungarian agyaggalamb
- agyaggalambtarget in sport shooting
Italian piattello
- piattellotarget in sport shooting
Korean 클레이 피전
- 클레이 피전 (keullei pijeon)target in sport shooting
Norwegian Bokmål leirdue, due
- leirduetarget in sport shooting
- duetarget in sport shooting
Romanian taler
- talertarget in sport shooting
Swedish lerduva
- lerduvatarget in sport shooting
Cite this entry
clay pigeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clay%20pigeon
“clay pigeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clay%20pigeon. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clay pigeon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clay%20pigeon.
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