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clay pigeon

NOUN
moving target for shooting
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They simply bought a gun and ammunition and showed up at the range or clay pigeon course to figure it out.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2023

They both enjoy luxury cars and clay pigeon shooting.

From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2020

I go clay pigeon shooting on a Saturday.

From Time • Jan. 13, 2016

The 45-year-old earned a bronze medal in the skeet clay pigeon shooting at London 2012 and won the famous Dakar Rally for a second time earlier this year.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2015

He is as erratic in his flight as a clay pigeon, though it is tolerably safe to assume that he will not jump backward.

From 'Me--Smith' by Hoskins, Gayle Porter




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