a gunshot from a concealed location Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks hunt or shoot snipe
To snipe at someone means to shoot at them from a hidden position. Gunmen have repeatedly sniped at US Army positions A member of the security forces was killed in a sniping incident. a bird with a very long thin beak that lives in wet areas. Any of about 20 species of birds (family Scolopacidae) that frequent wet meadows and marshes in temperate and warm regions worldwide. They are short-legged and chunky, with brown, black, and white stripes and bars. The wings are pointed and angular. The long, flexible bill is used to probe mud for worms. The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is about 12 in. (30 cm) long, including the bill
If someone snipes at you, they criticize you. The Spanish media were still sniping at the British press yesterday. + sniping snip·ing This leaves him vulnerable to sniping from within his own party