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Meaning of "clay-pigeon" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLAY-PIGEON

clay-pigeon  [ˌkleɪˈpɪdʒɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAY-PIGEON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clay-Pigeon is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLAY-PIGEON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clay-pigeon in the English dictionary

The definition of clay-pigeon in the dictionary is denotinɡ a form of shootinɡ in which the tarɡet is a disc of baked clay hurled into the air from a machine.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLAY-PIGEON


aborigen
əˈbɒrɪdʒɪn
aborigin
æbˈɒrɪdʒɪn
algin
ˈældʒɪn
cyanogen
saɪˈænədʒɪn
djinn
dʒɪn
engine
ˈɛndʒɪn
gaijin
ɡaɪˈdʒɪn
gin
dʒɪn
imagine
ɪˈmædʒɪn
jinn
dʒɪn
margin
ˈmɑːdʒɪn
origin
ˈɒrɪdʒɪn
pidgin
ˈpɪdʒɪn
pigeon
ˈpɪdʒɪn
Pugin
ˈpjuːdʒɪn
reagin
ˈrɪədʒɪn
reimagine
ˌriːɪˈmædʒɪn
Tianjin
ˈtjɛnˈdʒɪn
virgin
ˈvɜːdʒɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLAY-PIGEON

claxon
clay
clay court
clay mineral
clay pigeon
clay pipe
clay pit
clay road
clay-pigeon shooting
clay-with-flints
claybank
clayey
clayish
claylike
claymation
claymore
claypan
claystone
claytonia
clayware

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLAY-PIGEON

American wigeon
Cape pigeon
carrier pigeon
clay pigeon
dungeon
heart surgeon
homing pigeon
New Zealand pigeon
orthopaedic surgeon
orthopedic surgeon
passenger pigeon
plastic surgeon
racing pigeon
rock pigeon
stool pigeon
sturgeon
surgeon
wigeon
wonga pigeon
wood pigeon

Synonyms and antonyms of clay-pigeon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clay-pigeon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLAY-PIGEON

Find out the translation of clay-pigeon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clay-pigeon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clay-pigeon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飞碟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

al plato
570 millions of speakers

English

clay-pigeon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिट्टी कबूतर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطين حمامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глина голубь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aos pombos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাদামাটি-পায়রা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pigeon d´argile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanah liat merpati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tontauben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粘土ハト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

점토 비둘기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lempung-pigeon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đất sét chim bồ câu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

களிமண் புறா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिकणमाती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kilden güvercin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piattello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzutek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глина голуб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lut porumbel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άργιλο περιστέρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klei duif
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lera - duva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leire - pigeon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clay-pigeon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAY-PIGEON»

The term «clay-pigeon» is regularly used and occupies the 101.253 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAY-PIGEON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clay-pigeon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAY-PIGEON»

Discover the use of clay-pigeon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clay-pigeon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Federal Trade Commission Decisions
2 F. T. C. pigeon targets than did all its competitors ; that for the year 1917 respondent sold, not including its sales to the Government, approximately 3,477,750, or 22.3 per cent, more clay- pigeon targets than did all its competitors ; and that for ...
United States. Federal Trade Commission, 1920
2
Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports
Clay pigeon shooting is the art of shooting at flying clay targets, called clay pigeons. Originally, live pigeons, released into the air from a trap, were shot, but with the banning of live-pigeon shooting in 1 92 1 , shooting at clay targets became ...
Tony Collins, John Martin, Wray Vamplew, 2005
3
Sports: The Complete Visual Reference
Automatic pigeon pullers They are activated either automatically or manually by an official (a puller) who must be able to see and hear the shooters clearly. They can hold up to 700 clay pigeons. Automatic clay pigeon pullers t! o Ul >> u re ...
Francois Fortin, 2003
4
Lloyd Leroy Pigeon
Before he knew it they were coming toward the Clay pigeon houses. Lloyd Leroy had never seen houses like these for any kind of Pigeon. “This sure looks fancy. Do you think they will want a Steeple pigeon like me?” French with a very ...
Lloyd Maier, 2010
5
Popular Science
"fJ^SS—m IF one clay pigeon costs one cent, how much will 350,000 clay pigeons cost? That simple problem bothered Mr. Fred H. Teeple, of Los Angeles — not arithmetically, but economically. As manager of the Los Angeles Gun Club he ...
6
The Life and Times of Fred Kimble
March 21, 1885, the following advertisement appeared in American Field: “In the warnings published by the Ligowsky Clay Pigeon Co., they claim to control the manufacture of the Peoria Blackbird and trap, and threaten to prosecute all who ...
John N. Davis, 2005
7
Strategic Innovation
OUTCOME-RELATIONSHIP MODEL “In clay shooting exercise, a shooter stays at the shooting range; his gun is aimed at the place where the clay pigeon will be. Clay pigeon is thrown in the air by machine, and it flies. Shooters' trigger finger ...
Len Kaplan, 2009
8
Forest and Stream
County Recorder Fred King won the clay pigeon shoot, breaking 40 out of 50, from a handicap of 12. He was awarded a Winchester re- Waterman PORTO Does It Makes any boat a Motor Boat. 1914 Model, 3 H. P. Weighs 59 lbs. Sold direct ...
Charles Hallock, William A. Bruette, 1914
9
Elite Sports and Vision
Chapter. 2. Visual. Needs. in. Clay. Pigeon. Shooting. Clay pigeon is a shooting sport where in flying targets are shot with a shotgun. The sport is termed clay pigeon as it used to be played by hitting live pigeon in the past. Now, the live ...
Ajay Kumar Bhootra, Dr. Sumitra, M.D., 2008
10
Pigeon Shooting: With Instructions for Beginners and ...
This is because no ordinary shooter breaks a clay pigeon thrown from a strong trap, until it has traveled about 25 yards from the trap, which, if he is standing 16 yards from it, makes the target 41 yards away before he shoots. The reason of this ...
Albert William Money, Arthur Corbin Gould, 1896

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAY-PIGEON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clay-pigeon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pluto: Nasa probe set for fly-past of frozen 'dwarf planet'
When sending a message, APL technicians have to aim where the spacecraft will be 4.5 hours in the future, the way a clay-pigeon shooter aims ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Funeral for former fire chief Sir Reg Doyle
Across the years, he still found time for his hobbies which included swimming, badminton and clay-pigeon shooting. He was president of ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
3
Packers Go Clay-Pigeon Shooting for Team-Building Activity
The Green Bay Packers revealed via their official website that the team went clay-pigeon shooting for their annual team-building activity on ... «247Sports, Jun 15»
4
Forss firm to hold clay-pigeon shoot taster session
A COME-and-try clay-pigeon shooting event is being held this weekend for anyone who has ever thought about giving the sport a go. «John O'Groat Journal, Jun 15»

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