turkey shoot
nounDefinition of turkey shoot
: a marksmanship contest using a moving target with a turkey offered as a prize
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The complex has baseball, softball and soccer fields and sponsors a weekly turkey shoot during winter months. — Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, "Ballfield at sports complex will remain closed until lead is removed," 2 July 2018 Hamilton County Public Health spokesman Mike Samet said a parent filed a complaint with the Ohio EPA concerned that lead from the turkey shoots could potentially contaminate playing fields. — Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, "Officials: Taylor Creek Youth Organization sports field contaminated with lead, arsenic," 7 May 2018 Hunting: The Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association will conduct a turkey shoot on club grounds at 3400 Northwind Road in Carney on Saturday. — baltimoresun.com, "Digest: St. Frances' Clouden repeats as Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year," 19 Mar. 2018 Ndamukong Suh turkey shoot: Players use pellet guns to scare cable repairmen off the field. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Lions-themed events would liven up 2018 Pro Bowl," 27 Jan. 2018 To outsiders, Pope Valley is best known for its Thanksgiving turkey shoot, now discontinued, and a roadside collection of 5,000 hubcaps. Long-dilapidated buildings still advertise the businesses that housed them half a century ago. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, "Is Napa running out of land for vineyards?," 22 Feb. 2018 This could be a turkey shoot for Philip Rivers and mates Keenan Allen, Travis Benjamin, Tyrell Williams, Hunter Henry and perhaps rookie Mike Williams. — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, "5 reasons the L.A. Chargers* will beat the Oakland Raiders," 13 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'turkey shoot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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