clay pigeon

English - Turkish

Definition of clay pigeon in English Turkish dictionary

suni güvercin

trap

havaya atılan hedef

Related Terms

clay pigeon shooting

kıl güvercin çekim

English - English

Definition of clay pigeon in English English dictionary

A flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting

disk of baked clay hurled into the air as a target in skeet shooting and trapshooting

Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice. hunting and clay-pigeon shooting. A clay disk thrown as a flying target for skeet and trapshooting. Also called bird

target used in skeet or trapshooting

Related Terms

clay pigeon shooting

a sport in which you shoot at circles of hard clay that are thrown up into the air American Equivalent: skeet shooting

clay pigeons

plural form of clay pigeon

Hyphenation

Clay pi·geon

Turkish pronunciation

kley pîcın

Pronunciation

/ˈklā ˈpəʤən/ /ˈkleɪ ˈpɪʤən/

Etymology

() clay +‎ pigeon. The term is a remnant of the history of trap shooting. Originally, live pigeons were used as targets, but they were gradually replaced with clay disks and ultimately banned. Later clay has been replaced with more suitable raw materials.