clay pigeon
A flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone…A flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting.
» You need to hit the clay pigeon.
Du musst die Tontaube treffen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sie müssen die Tontaube treffen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesA flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting.
Tontaube, Wurftaube
- target used in skeet or trapshooting
Examples
3 sentencesYou need to hit the clay pigeon.
deDu musst die Tontaube treffen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We went clay pigeon shooting.
deWir gingen zum Tontaubenschießen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom shot the clay pigeon.
deTom hat die Tontaube getroffen. — brauchinet
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The term is a remnant of the history of trap shooting. Originally, live pigeons were usedThe 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 was replaced with more suitable raw materials.
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Forms
plural: clay pigeons| Singular | clay pigeon |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsSee also
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