SHOOTING

[noun] [U]She'd heard some shooting in the night and a noise that sounded like a bomb exploding.A shooting can be an occasion on which someone is injured or killed by a bullet fired from a gun.There have been a number of shootings in the capital this week.Shooting is also the sport of shooting animals or birds.pheasant/grouse shootingHe goes shooting most weekends.A shooting gallery is an enclosed area in which people shoot guns at targets, either for entertainment or in order to improve their shooting skills.See also shooting gallery at shoot (DRUG).A shooting star (also falling star or specialized meteor) is a bright moving line of light in the sky, caused by a small piece of matter travelling through space which burns as it enters the Earth's air.A shooting stick is a walking stick which can also be used outside as a seat, having a sharp point to put in the ground at one end and a piece of folding material to sit on at the other.