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wing shot
noun
a shot at a bird in flight.
an expert in shooting birds in flight.
wing shot
noun
a shot taken at a bird in flight
an expert at shooting birds in flight
Word History and Origins
Origin of wing shot1
Example Sentences
A career 36% three-point shooter, the 31-year-old, 6-foot-7 wing shot 37.8% on threes with the Clippers.
The 6-foot-4 wing shot 45.8% from the field and 77.5% from the free-throw line but only 28.2% from three-point range.
He fired three-pointers from the wing, shot free throws, and attempted turnaround jumpers from the baseline.
He was known as “Champion Wing Shot of the World.”
Mr. Zuidema was the pilot of a B-17 Army Air Forces aircraft that had its right wing shot off by a German fighter plane over Steyr, Austria, in April 1944.
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