clay pigeon

noun

: a saucer-shaped target usually made of baked clay or limestone and pitch and thrown from a trap in skeet and trapshooting

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My teenage son and I spent a great hour clay pigeon shooting and watched a group enjoying archery. —

Jonathan Samuels, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024 Perry remembers them meeting at a clay pigeon shoot, long a popular activity for political fundraising in Texas. —

John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 2024 Over the summer the museum changed its name to the London Museum as part of a rebrand that included redesigning its logo, which is now a white clay pigeon that has emptied its bowels of golden excrement. —

George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 6 Sep. 2024 But today, regular, non-avian shooting remains popular at the summer games, typically involving the use of clay pigeons. —

Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clay pigeon