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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Of course, the resort is also open during the summer, offering cinematic adventures such as hot-air ballooning, rock climbing and clay pigeon shooting in warmer months.
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Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Very much like Sophie, Rebecca hit a clay pigeon on the third try.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 31 July 2025
In addition to lead, the county’s staff report notes the site includes bullet and clay pigeon debris that must be removed to meet residential standards.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
Shooters use shotguns, with each shot projecting hundreds of small lead balls to hit the clay pigeons.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
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Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Very much like Sophie, Rebecca hit a clay pigeon on the third try.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 31 July 2025
In addition to lead, the county’s staff report notes the site includes bullet and clay pigeon debris that must be removed to meet residential standards.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
Shooters use shotguns, with each shot projecting hundreds of small lead balls to hit the clay pigeons.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for clay pigeon
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“Clay pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clay%20pigeon. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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