Definition of "skeet" []

• A form of trapshooting in which clay targets are thrown from traps to simulate birds in flight and are shot at from different stations. (noun)

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• "But, if you are interested in skeet only as practice for hunting, and you hunt with a side by side, that's the best gun to use."
• "The U.S. women set a second senior-level world record in skeet, with Brandie Neal (fifth place), Connie Smotek (sixth) and Haley Dunn combined for a 211, one ahead of the existing mark."
• "Teen phenom Vincent Hancock, 16, won the world championship in skeet shooting in Lonato, Italy."