clay pigeon

English

Etymology

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 was replaced with more suitable raw materials.

Noun

clay pigeon (plural clay pigeons)

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

Synonyms

• clay _target

Derived terms

• clay pigeon shooting

Related terms

• clay _target shooting

Translations

_target in sport shooting

• Danish: lerdue (da) c
• Finnish: savikiekko (fi)
• German: Tontaube (de) f, Wurftaube (de) f
• Italian: piattello (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: leirdue m or f, due (no) m or f

  Nynorsk: leirdue f

• Swedish: lerduva (sv) c

See also

• skeet
• skeet shooting
• sporting clays
• trap
• trapshooting, trap shooting

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