clay pigeon
noun
: a saucer-shaped target usually made of baked clay or limestone and pitch and thrown from a trap in skeet and trapshooting
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Luxurious amenities aside, the itineraries provide opportunities for adventure, too, such as hiking the gorges of Aviemore, canoeing on the famous Loch Ness, and shooting at clay pigeons at the Rothiemurchus estate.
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Luke Abrahams, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
There are three major clay pigeon shooting disciplines: sporting clays, trap and skeet.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
Trap features one station from which clay pigeons are launched.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
Meanwhile, Claudia details on-board clay pigeon shooting, fencing classes and time spent working out in the on-board gym.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
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Luke Abrahams, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
There are three major clay pigeon shooting disciplines: sporting clays, trap and skeet.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
Trap features one station from which clay pigeons are launched.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
Meanwhile, Claudia details on-board clay pigeon shooting, fencing classes and time spent working out in the on-board gym.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
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“Clay pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clay%20pigeon. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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