Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sport of shooting live birds released from a trap, or inanimate targets thrown into the air from a trap. See
trap , 2.
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Examples
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Originally printed in an announcement of a trap-shooting tournament in the borough for June 13th and 14th, 1924, this passage by Toms River resident J. Leonard Clark amplifies some of the original and still present attributes of Beachwood through description of the five senses:
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Originally printed in an announcement of a trap-shooting tournament in the borough for June 13th and 14th, 1924, this passage by Toms River resident J. Leonard Clark amplifies some of the original and still present attributes of Beachwood through description of the five senses:
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I feel pretty confident that ex-military have actively competed in Olympic trap-shooting for quite some time (and have often times done quite well.)
Biathlon Snipers Dave Hurteau 2008
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While no one is trap-shooting per se on the battlefield, there is no doubt that the general marksmanship skills taught in the military are a huge benefit to these competitors.
Biathlon Snipers Dave Hurteau 2008
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Originally printed in an announcement of a trap-shooting tournament in the borough for June 13th and 14th, 1924, this passage by Toms River resident J. Leonard Clark amplifies some of the original and still present attributes of Beachwood through description of the five senses:
Beachwood Days Are Lovely « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2008
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Originally printed in an announcement of a trap-shooting tournament in the borough for June 13th and 14th, 1924, this passage by Toms River resident J.
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Originally printed in an announcement of a trap-shooting tournament in the borough for June 13th and 14th, 1924, this passage by Toms River resident J.
Beachwood Days Are Lovely « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2008
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Originally printed in an announcement of a trap-shooting tournament in the borough for June 13th and 14th, 1924, this passage by Toms River resident J.
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To say nothing of motor clothes, woodland suits, trap-shooting costumes, Yellowstone Park outfits, hunting habits.
Gigolo Edna Ferber 1926
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For woods-walking differs as widely from ordinary walking as trap-shooting from field-shooting.
The Forest Stewart Edward White 1909
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