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The English countryside is the most staggeringly beautiful place. I can't spend as much time there as I like, but I like everything about it. I like fishing, I like clay- pigeon shooting.
Guy Ritchie

Meaning of "pigeon shooting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIGEON SHOOTING

pigeon shooting  [ˈpɪdʒɪn ˈʃuːtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIGEON SHOOTING

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Pigeon shooting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIGEON SHOOTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pigeon shooting in the English dictionary

The definition of pigeon shooting in the dictionary is the act of hunting and shooting live pigeons.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH 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 PIGEON SHOOTING

pig´s wash
pigboat
pigeon
pigeon breast
pigeon fancier
pigeon hawk
pigeon house
pigeon loft
pigeon pea
pigeon post
pigeon-chested
pigeon-hearted
pigeon-livered
pigeon-toed
pigeonhole
pigeonholer
pigeonite
pigeonry
pigeonwing
pigface

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIGEON SHOOTING

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

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

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Translation of «pigeon shooting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIGEON SHOOTING

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

Translator English - Chinese

飞靶射击
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiro al plato
570 millions of speakers

English

pigeon shooting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कबूतर शूटिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اطلاق النار حمامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

голубям
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tiro ao pombo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কবিতা শুটিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tir au pigeon d´
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merakam merpati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taubenschießen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

射撃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pucuk payon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chụp chim bồ câu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புறா படப்பிடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कबूतर शूटिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güvercin çekimi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tiro al piccione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pigeon shooting
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

голубам
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fotografiere porumbel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιστέρι γυρίσματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duif skiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

duva skytte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

due skyting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pigeon shooting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGEON SHOOTING»

The term «pigeon shooting» is regularly used and occupies the 107.077 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGEON SHOOTING» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «PIGEON SHOOTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pigeon shooting.
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Guy Ritchie
The English countryside is the most staggeringly beautiful place. I can't spend as much time there as I like, but I like everything about it. I like fishing, I like clay- pigeon shooting.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIGEON SHOOTING»

Discover the use of pigeon shooting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pigeon shooting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Will's Pigeon Shooting
Authorative book on how to shoot woodpigeons follows on the success of Will's Shoot (978-0-9482536-4-5), Will's Shoot Revisited (978-1-904057-61-1), and Will's Shooting Ways (978-1-84689- 036-9) Personal experiences, thoughts, and secrets ...
Will Garfit, 2012
2
Pigeon Trouble: Bestiary Biopolitics in a Deindustrialized ...
Pigeon Trouble chronicles a foreign-born, birdphobic anthropologist's venture into the occult craft of pigeon shooting in the depths of Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country.
Hoon Song, 2011
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Pigeon Shooting
It also covers in depth pigeon shooting with air rifles and live fire rifles. Attention is also paid to building hides, gun safety, gun care, and the practicalities of shooting. This is the definitive modern guide to pigeon shooting.
Jon Hutcheon, 2009
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Killing Tradition: Inside Hunting and Animal Rights ...
Pigeon shooting is mere slaughter, and it is not true sport.” Such editorials resulted in letters defending the practice, including this one on June 29, 1881: “ The sentimentalists pretend that it is an act of cruelty to shoot pigeons from a trap merely ...
Simon J. Bronner, 2009
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Pigeon Shooter: The Complete Guide to Modern Pigeon Shooting
Updated edition contains all the latest information on decoys, hides, and the new pigeon magnets Details on the guns and equipment required and invaluable hands-on instruction In recent years pigeon shooting has grown hugely in popularity; ...
John Batley, 2004
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Pigeon Shooting, Rules of the Hurlingham Club and the Gun ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Hurlingham Club, 2012
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Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports
In the late nineteenth century, pigeon shooting, entailing the shooting of specially reared pigeons bred in captivity or captured wild birds, which were released from box traps, was a popular activity, with organised clubs regulating the sport.
Tony Collins, John Martin, Wray Vamplew, 2005
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Gunfitting: The Quest for Perfection for Shotguns and Rifles
One that offered significant financial rewards to the owner of a well-fitted gun was live pigeon shooting. Indeed, the development of pigeon shooting from traps, which gave its name to the modern sport of 'trap shooting' at clay pigeons, gave ...
Michael Yardley, 2006
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The Evolution of Polo
The Hurlingham Club started as a pigeon-shooting club.2 Even today, when polo at Fulham is but a distant memory, the club's badge carries an image of a pigeon. The site's history goes back to 1628, but the original Hurlingham House, still ...
Horace A. Laffaye, 2009
10
The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
It is a pretty fair test of ihe popularity of the diversion of pigeon- shooting when a hundred or more of the principal members of the aristocracy can be brought together to shoot in public competition, for the honourable distinction which attends ...
John William Carleton

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIGEON SHOOTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pigeon shooting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Llyr is international junior clay pigeon shooting champ
FARMER'S son, 16-year-old Ll?r James of Capel Iwan has astounded the Clay Pigeon Shooting world by becoming International DTL Junior ... «Tivyside Advertiser, Jul 15»
2
ISIS releases images of gun store in Mosul
'The long barrel lengths are what would be used for game shooting of clay pigeon shooting.' Earlier this month, ISIS released more ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Five Things You Mustn't Miss At the CLA Game Fair
... targets and there will be expert tuition available from BASC, the Countryside Alliance and the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (CPSA). «ShootingUK, Jul 15»
4
A big week for... Jonny Bairstow and Tykes everywhere
The biggest celebration of field sports in Britain it will feature everything from international gun dog competitions to clay pigeon shooting, fishing ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
5
Pigeon Shooting Masterclass a great success
“I had all the gear and no idea – not any more. Best investment I have made in pigeon shooting in 27 years” said participant David Summerland ... «ShootingUK, Jul 15»
6
This week on Down to Business: Google's Irish boss, recreational …
We have been out and about, clay pigeon shooting with Liam Flynn who is one of the owners of Courtlough Shooting Grounds in Balbriggan, ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
7
Married at First Sight: A loved-up couple, a messy break-up and a …
The couple went to Ireland on their honeymoon and were seen bike riding and clay pigeon shooting before soaking into a hot tub and sharing ... «The Bolton News, Jul 15»
8
Challenge Day at Coniston Cold raises money for Manorlands
Activities included off-road 4x4 driving, clay pigeon shooting, falconry, archery and target golf and the day culminated with a hog roast supper ... «Craven Herald, Jul 15»
9
Neil's a golden shot at World Police and Fire Games
The retained firefighter from Laxey Fire Station claimed five golds, two silvers and one bronze medal in the clay pigeon shooting competitions to ... «isleofman.com, Jul 15»
10
Farnborough teenager was 'calm' day before taking his life, inquest …
Shaun Howcroft, 17, a licensed gun holder who enjoyed clay pigeon shooting, was found dead in his bedroom at his home in Farnborough in ... «gethampshire.co.uk, Jul 15»

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