CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING

Meaning of CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈskeet shooting ) noun

a sport in which a disc of baked clay (called a clay pigeon ) is thrown into the air for people to shoot at

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING — ˌclay ˈpigeon ˌshooting BrE AmE noun [uncountable] British English a sport in which you shoot at circles of hard clay …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ So the challenge was extended to include a clay pigeon shooting match at Gorebridge between …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING — ➡ field sports
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING — брит. стрельба по тарелочкам Syn: trapshooting , skeet shooting
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING — брит. стрельба по тарелочкам Syn: trapshooting, skeet shooting
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHOOTING — Sport of gun marksmanship. It typically involves firing at targets with pistols , and shotguns . World championship competitions are …
Английский словарь Британика
PIGEON — Plump, small-billed, monogamous birds of the family Columbidae, found almost worldwide and recognizable by their head-bobbing strut. Unlike other birds, …
Английский словарь Британика
CLAY — I 005 mm; also a material composed essentially of clay particles (see clay mineral ). In soils, clays provide the …
Английский словарь Британика
PIGEON — I. ˈpijən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pejon, pijon, pigeon, from Middle French pijon young bird, pigeon, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAY — I. ˈklā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clǣg; akin to Old Saxon klei clay, Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOOTING — ˈshüd.]iŋ, -üt], ]ēŋ\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sheting, shoting, shuting, from gerund of sheten, shoten, shuten to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOOTING — (a.) Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.
Английский словарь Webster
SHOOTING — (n.) The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of …
Английский словарь Webster
SHOOTING — ( n. ) The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOOTING — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIGEON — pigeon 1 /pij"euhn/ , n. 1. any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAY — clay 1 — claylike , adj. /klay/ , n. 1. a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIGEON — I. ˈpi-jən noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pygoun, pijun, from Late Latin pipion-, pipio young bird, from Latin pipire …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOOTING — adj of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. 2. shooting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of shoot. 3. shooting ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
PIGEON — noun an unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull. 2. pigeon ·noun any bird of the order columbae, of which numerous …
Webster English vocab
CLAY — vt to cover or manure with clay. 2. clay ·vt to clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar. 3. clay …
Webster English vocab
CLAY — [clay] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE claeg; akin to OHG kliwa bran, L gluten glue, MGk glia] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOOTING — the sport of firing at targets of various kinds with rifles, handguns (pistols and revolvers), and shotguns as an exercise …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIGEON — any of several hundred species of birds constituting the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes). Smaller forms are usually called doves, larger …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLAY — soil particles the diameters of which are less than 0.005 millimetre; also a rock that is composed essentially of clay …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLAY — clay, Clay BrE AmE kleɪ ▷ clays kleɪz ▶ ˌ clay ˈ pigeon, ˌ clay ˈ pigeon ˌ shooting BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOOTING — / ˈʃuːtɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a situation in which a person is shot with a gun …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIGEON — / ˈpɪdʒɪn; NAmE / noun a fat grey and white bird with short legs. Pigeons are common in cities and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOOTING — shoot ‧ ing /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] a situation in which someone is injured or killed by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIGEON — pi ‧ geon /ˈpɪdʒən, ˈpɪdʒɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: pijon , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOOTING — n. & adj. --n. 1 the act or an instance of shooting. 2 a the right of shooting over an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIGEON — n. 1 any of several large usu. grey and white birds of the family Columbidae, esp. Columba livia, often domesticated …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLAY — n. 1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOOTING — n. & adj. n. 1 the act or an instance of shooting. 2 a the right of shooting over an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIGEON — n. 1 any of several large usu. grey and white birds of the family Columbidae, esp. Columba livia, often domesticated …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLAY — n. 1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOOTING — n. & adj. --n. 1. the act or an instance of shooting. 2 a the right of shooting over an …
Oxford English vocab
PIGEON — 1. n.1 any of several large usu. grey and white birds of the family Columbidae, esp. Columba livia, often domesticated …
Oxford English vocab
CLAY — n.1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human body. …
Oxford English vocab
SHOOTING — ( shootings) 1. A shooting is an occasion when someone is killed or injured by being shot with a gun. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIGEON — ( pigeons) A pigeon is a bird, usually grey in colour, which has a fat body. Pigeons often live in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLAY — ( clays) 1. Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOOTING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a shooting pain (= a severe pain that goes from one part of your body …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIGEON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES carrier pigeon clay pigeon shooting homing pigeon COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN carrier ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLAY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOOTING — [noun] [U]She'd heard some shooting in the night and a noise that sounded like a bomb exploding.A shooting can be …
Cambridge English vocab
PIGEON — [noun] - a large usually grey bird, which is often seen in towns sitting on buildings in large groups, and …
Cambridge English vocab
CLAY — [noun] [U] - thick heavy earth that is soft when wet and hard when dry or bakedClay is used for …
Cambridge English vocab
SHOOTING — n. Sport of gun marksmanship. It typically involves firing at targets with rifles , pistols , and shotguns . World …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLAY — n. Cassius Marcellus Clay clay mineral Clay Cassius Marcellus Clay Henry Clay Lucius DuBignon Frick Henry Clay
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLAY — n. Soil particles with diameters less than 0. 005 mm; also a material composed essentially of clay particles (see clay …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHOOTING — Synonyms and related words : acute, acute pain, afflictive, agonizing, antiaircraft fire, archery, atrocious, bane, beheading, bite, biting, blood, bloodletting, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLAY — Synonyms and related words : Adam, Hominidae, Homo sapiens, Missouri meerschaum, acres, alluvion, alluvium, anatomy, arable land, ashes, blubber, body, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIGEON — A weak silly fellow easily imposed on. To pigeon; to cheat. To milk the pigeon; to attempt impossibilities, to be …
Slang English vocab
SHOOTING — I. noun Shooting is used before these nouns: ↑ death , ↑ incident , ↑ jacket , ↑ range , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLAY — n. 25B6; noun the soil is mainly clay : EARTH, soil, loam. potter's clay : argil, china clay, kaolin, adobe, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLAY — As the sediment of water remaining in pits or in streets, the word is used frequently in the Old Testament. …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PIGEON — 1. сущ. 1) голубь Syn : dove 2) разг. простак, шляпа to pluck a pigeon ≈ обобрать простака 3) сл. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLAY — 1. сущ. 1) глина, глинозем clay mill ≈ глиномялка 2) земля, грязь, ил, тина (особ. земля, бросаемая на гроб при …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOOTING — _I ʹʃu:tıŋ n 1. 1> стрельба to practise shooting at a mark - упражняться /практиковаться/ в стрельбе по мишени 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIGEON — pigeon.ogg 1. ʹpıdʒın n 1. зоол. голубь ( Columba livia ) pigeon family - зоол. семейство голубиных ( Columbidae ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLAY — clay.ogg 1. kleı n 1. глина, глинозём 2. ил, тина; грязь 3. возвыш. человеческое тело, плоть 4. поэт. прах 5. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOOTING — 1) взрывные работы; взрывание 2) горн. взрывная отбойка 3) перфорирование ( скважины, колонны ) 4) торпедирование ( скважины или оборудования …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CLAY — 1) глина 2) пищ. обрабатывать (очищать) глиной • - acid sprayed clay - activated clay - apyrous clay - attapulgous …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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