shooting glasses

noun

A type of impact-resistant eyewear worn by shooters to prevent injury due to a cartridge or gun malfunction blowing hot gas or metal particles into the shooter's face.

Meanings

nounshooting glasses pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyengineeringA type of impact-resistant eyewear worn by shooters to prevent injury due to a cartridge or gun malfunction blowing hot gas or metal particles into the shooter's face.
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APA

shooting glasses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20glasses

MLA

“shooting glasses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20glasses. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shooting glasses,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20glasses.

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