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PRONUNCIATION OF CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING

clay-pigeon shooting  [ˌkleɪˈpɪdʒɪnʃuːtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING

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Clay-Pigeon shooting is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clay-pigeon shooting in the English dictionary

The definition of clay-pigeon shooting in the dictionary is the activity of shooting clay pigeons.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING


biocomputing
ˌbaɪəʊˌkəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
bruting
ˈbruːtɪŋ
commuting
kəˈmjuːtɪŋ
computing
kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
fluting
ˈfluːtɪŋ
looting
ˈluːtɪŋ
luting
ˈluːtɪŋ
microcomputing
ˈmaɪkrəʊkəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
neurocomputing
ˌnjʊərəʊkəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
nonpolluting
ˌnɒnpəˈluːtɪŋ
parachuting
ˈpærəʃuːtɪŋ
prosecuting
ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːtɪŋ
recruiting
rɪˈkruːtɪŋ
sharpshooting
ˈʃɑːpˌʃuːtɪŋ
shooting
ˈʃuːtɪŋ
suiting
ˈsuːtɪŋ
supercomputing
ˌsuːpəkəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
telecommuting
ˈtɛlɪkəˌmjuːtɪŋ
trapshooting
ˈtræpˌʃuːtɪŋ
troubleshooting
ˈtrʌbəlʃuːtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING

absentee voting
accounting
balloting
cumulative voting
doting
drive-by shooting
duck shooting
e-voting
footing
gun-toting
multiple voting
nonvoting
pigeon shooting
piloting
pussyfooting
rioting
skeet shooting
sooting
voting
wainscoting
war footing

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clay-pigeon shooting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING

Find out the translation of clay-pigeon shooting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clay-pigeon shooting 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 shooting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飞碟射击
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiro al plato
570 millions of speakers

English

clay-pigeon shooting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिट्टी कबूतर शूटिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اطلاق النار الطين حمامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Спортивная стрельба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tiro ao prato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লে-কবুতর শুটিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ball-trap
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menembak tanah liat merpati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tontaubenschießen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クレー射撃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

클레이 사격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembak-tembak lontar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chụp đất sét chim bồ câu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

களிமண்-புறா படப்பிடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्ले-कबूतर शूटिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kil güvercinli atış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tiro al piattello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzelanie do rzutek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Спортивна стрільба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fotografiere lut porumbel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άργιλο περιστέρι γυρίσματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klei duif skiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lerduveskytte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leirdueskyting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clay-pigeon shooting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING»

The term «clay-pigeon shooting» is regularly used and occupies the 61.335 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 SHOOTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clay-pigeon shooting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clay-pigeon shooting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING»

Discover the use of clay-pigeon shooting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clay-pigeon shooting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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
2
Arms & Explosives
Clay pigeon shooting on the club system has developed a particular kind of alertness and skill which, though they may not be difficult to acquire, their mastery presents more difficulties to the average good shot than successful participation in a ...
3
Elite Sports and Vision
There are three main forms of clay pigeon shooting: Figure 21.1: Clay shooting Trap Shooting Targets are thrown either as singles or doubles from one or more traps situated nearly 15 m in front of the shooter and are generally going away ...
Ajay Kumar Bhootra, Dr. Sumitra, M.D., 2008
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H2o Olympics
... Shooting federation:www.issf- sports.org/ 82 Shooting,styles, general information -Clay Pigeon Shooting:http://clay- pigeon-shooting.worldsporting.tv/ clay-pigeon-shooting-Disciplines.htm 83 Shooting, technical and generalinformation: Clay ...
coachoneill
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Gunfitting: The Quest for Perfection for Shotguns and Rifles
Reduced Recoil in Shotgun Competition Because of concerns about recoil, there has been a progressive reduction in the maximum permitted loads in international and domestic clay pigeon shooting competition. The first reduction was made ...
Michael Yardley, 2006
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The Global Guide to Animal Protection
FAITH BJALOBOK live quail shooTs Known as tiradas de codorniz (throwing of quail), live quail shoots take place regularly in the clay pigeon shooting clubs of Spain. It is normally a monthly event organized as part of the shooting program.
Andrew Linzey, 2013
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The Kenneth Anderson Omnibus
Donald, my son, was immensely pleased with himself. he had just tied for the first place in a clay-pigeon shooting competition held by the Rifle Association of Mysore state. Now clay-pigeon shooting is something we in India do not normally  ...
Kenneth Anderson, 2000
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She's Gone Country: Dispatches from a Lost Soul in the Heart ...
And don't stop shooting, till you're done,” was a quote I'd read in my clay pigeon shooting magazine. 3. There are a substantial number of people who aren't just into shooting but have slipped unwittingly into the obsessed category. During my  ...
Kyle Spencer, 2007
9
Firearms control: third report of session 2010-11, Vol. 1: ...
These Associations are: Association of Professional Clay Target Shooting Grounds. Association of Professional Shooting Instructors. British Association for Shooting and Conservation. Countryside Alliance. Clay Pigeon Shooting Association.
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee, 2010
10
Your Leisure: Inspirational Ideas for Occupying Your Time ...
Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (CPSA). The CPSA is an association of individual shooters and a federation of clubs. As a member you have public liability insurance of £5 million, your scores are recorded in the national averages and you ...
Frances Kay, 2009

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clay-pigeon shooting is used in the context of the following news items.
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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»
2
Family plan charity day to support Folkestone Academy pupil Danny …
... July 25 from 1pm to 6pm – will also include a barbecue, clay-pigeon shooting, a bucking bronco, face painting, a bouncy castle and a raffle. «Kent Online, Jun 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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