ALL meanings of clay pigeon
clay pi·geon
C c - countable noun clay pigeon Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice. 3
- noun clay pigeon a disc of baked clay hurled into the air from a machine as a target to be shot at 3
- noun clay pigeon a person in a defenceless position; sitting duck 3
- adjective clay pigeon denoting a form of shooting in which the target is a disc of baked clay hurled into the air from a machine 3
- noun clay pigeon a brittle, saucerlike disk as of baked clay, tossed into the air from a trap as a target in skeet and trapshooting 3
- noun clay pigeon Trapshooting, Skeet. a disk of baked clay or other material hurled into the air from a trap as a target. 1
- noun clay pigeon Slang. a person in a situation likely to be taken advantage of by others. 1
- noun clay pigeon A flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting. 0