Clay Pigeon Definition

noun
A brittle, saucerlike disk as of baked clay, tossed into the air from a trap as a target in skeet and trapshooting.
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Other Word Forms of Clay Pigeon

Noun

Singular:
clay pigeon
Plural:
clay-pigeons

Origin of Clay Pigeon

  • The term is a remnant of the history of trap shooting. Originally, live pigeons were used as targets, but they were gradually replaced with clay disks and ultimately banned. Later clay has been replaced with more suitable raw materials.

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Clay Pigeon Sentence Examples

  • Companions ' outings in recent months have included visits to go bowling, clay pigeon shooting and to watch boxing.

  • A shooter may wish to shoot clay pigeon and may choose BASC to be his representative association instead of the CPSA.

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  • There were sizable queues for the high ropes, quad bikes and laser clay pigeon shooting.

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