Definitions

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  • verb Present participle of plink.
  • noun firearms informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles and wood blocks.

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Examples

  • Some people use a method called plinking to make the link easier.

    Shoryuken SpiralDragon 2010

  • Also, paper targets are boring for younger shooters -- but I would advise against getting younger shooters into the "plinking" mentality, where they don't know or really care where their bullets hit, as long as they get a reaction from the target.

    Paper Versus Meat 2008

  • Making the Serb populace suffer by striking power stations -- not "plinking" tanks in the Kosovo countryside -- threatened his hold on power.

    The Kosovo Cover-Up 2008

  • In a letter to range owner Evelyn Schmitt, IDNR officials are threatening court action if she doesn't agree to shut down the "plinking" range by June 30 and consent to certain

    The Times Today's News 2010

  • To my way of thinking, particularly given the bias I laid out for you in the beginning, 'plinking' is precisely how I think of this ammo.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • Cons: Inconsistent; Basically suitable for 'plinking'

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • To my way of thinking, particularly given the bias I laid out for you in the beginning, 'plinking' is precisely how I think of this ammo.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • Cons: Inconsistent; Basically suitable for 'plinking'

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • A side note to today's story about "plinking", meaning product linking within user-generated videos.

    ClickZ News Blog 2009

  • Leader "plinking" is not going to win the Afghan war and may end up destabilizing a U.S. ally.

    GlobalResearch.ca 2009

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