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benchrest

benchrest noun: a shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.

Noun

benchrest (plural benchrests)

  1. (gun sports) A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.
  2. The infrastructure for benchrest.
    • Since deer usually give you no time to get into a nice, steady position like sitting, and since there's a shortage of benchrests in the woods, it pays to be able to shoot upright.2004 June, David E. Petzal, “Shoot like a man: There are no benchrests in the wood”, in Field & Stream, volume 109, number 2, page 62

Forms of benchrest

pluralbenchrests

Origin of benchrest

From bench + rest, since the gun is mounted on a rest placed on a table or bench.

Words formed from benchrest

Phrases with benchrest

Questions about benchrest

What does benchrest mean?
Benchrest means a shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.
What part of speech is benchrest?
Benchrest is a noun.
What is the plural of benchrest?
The plural of benchrest is benchrests.

Words near benchrest in the dictionary

  1. benchmaxxing
  2. benchmen
  3. benchod
  4. benchpress
  5. benchpresses
  6. benchrest
  7. benchrest rifle
  8. benchrest rifles
  9. benchrester
  10. benchresters
  11. benchrests

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