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skeet  (skt)
n.
A form of trapshooting in which clay targets are thrown from traps to simulate birds in flight and are shot at from different stations.
[Alteration of shoot.]
skeet [skiːt]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Shooting) a form of clay-pigeon shooting in which targets are hurled from two traps at varying speeds and angles Also called skeet shooting
[changed from Old Norse skeyti a thrown object, from skjōta to shoot]
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Noun1.skeet - the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a birdskeet - the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
skeet shooting, trapshooting
shoot - the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
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