trapshooting

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noun

The sport, similar to skeet, of shooting at thrown targets with a shotgun.

Similar
skeetskeet shooting
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Meanings

nountrapshooting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe sport, similar to skeet, of shooting at thrown targets with a shotgun.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird

Similar
skeetskeet shooting
Broader
shoot
Also see
skeetskeet shooting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From trap + shooting.

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Translations

Finnish trap
  • trapshooting sport
Italian tiro al piattello
  • tiro al piattelloshooting sport
Polish trap
  • trapshooting sport
Cite this entry
APA

trapshooting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trapshooting

MLA

“trapshooting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trapshooting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trapshooting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trapshooting.

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