shoot·ing gallery (sh  t ng)n. 1. An enclosed target range for practice or competition with firearms. 2. Slang A place where illegal drugs may be obtained, prepared, and taken by injection, often with equipment provided on the premises. |
shooting gallery
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1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an area, often enclosed, designed for target practice, shooting, etc.
2. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang a house where heroin addicts inject themselves
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| Noun | 1. | shooting gallery - a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
| 2. |  shooting gallery - an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practicefiring range, target range - a practice range for target practice |
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