trapshooting

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtræpˌʃuːtɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtræpˌʃutɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trap′sho̅o̅′ting)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
trap•shoot•ing /ˈtræpˌʃutɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Sportthe sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap. Compare skeet.
trap•shoot•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
trap•shoot•ing  (trap′sho̅o̅′ting),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap. Cf. skeet1.
  • trap1 + shooting 1870–75
trap ′shoot′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
trapshooting / ˈtræpˌʃuːtɪŋ/
  1. the sport of shooting at clay pigeons thrown up by a trap
ˈtrapˌshooter
'trapshooting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
clay pigeon - skeet - trap - triathlon

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