: trapshooting in which clay pigeons are thrown in such a way as to simulate the angles of flight of birds
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Elsewhere on property, there’s an equipment shop, a 1,000-yard gun range, a trap/skeet range, and a fenced children’s playground.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
This is 23-year-old Smith's second Olympic Games, finishing 10th in this event in Tokyo, and her medal follows yesterday's men's skeet event in which Team USA's Vincent Hancock and Conner Prince took gold and silver.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
And finally, Vincent Hancock and Conner Lynn Prince took gold and silver in the men’s skeet final in shooting.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
People join for a variety of reasons: practicing before deer hunting season, clay-target practice shooting on one of the 13 lighted skeet and trap fields, or participating in one of its leagues.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 July 2024
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
This is 23-year-old Smith's second Olympic Games, finishing 10th in this event in Tokyo, and her medal follows yesterday's men's skeet event in which Team USA's Vincent Hancock and Conner Prince took gold and silver.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
And finally, Vincent Hancock and Conner Lynn Prince took gold and silver in the men’s skeet final in shooting.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
People join for a variety of reasons: practicing before deer hunting season, clay-target practice shooting on one of the 13 lighted skeet and trap fields, or participating in one of its leagues.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 July 2024
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“Skeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeet. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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skeet
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: trapshooting in which clay targets are thrown in such a way as to simulate the angle of flight of a bird
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