wing shot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wing shot]
- /wɪŋ ʃɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wing shot]
- /wɪŋ ʃɒt/

Definitions of wing shot words

noun wing shot a shot at a bird in flight. 1
noun wing shot an expert in shooting birds in flight. 1
noun wing shot a shot taken at a bird in flight 0
noun wing shot an expert at shooting birds in flight 0
noun wing shot a shot made at a flying bird, clay pigeon, etc. 0
noun wing shot a person skilled at making these 0

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Origin of wing shot

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Wing shot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wing shot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wing shot usage trend in Literature

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