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running target

running target noun: a target that is towed across a range as the shooter shoots.

Noun

running target (plural running targets)

  1. A target that is towed across a range as the shooter shoots.
  2. A goal that changes as effort is made to reach the goal.
  3. A standard of performance set by the first-placed competitor that lower-placed competitors try to exceed.

Forms of running target

pluralrunning targets

Questions about running target

What does running target mean?
Running target means a target that is towed across a range as the shooter shoots.
What part of speech is running target?
Running target is a noun.
What is the plural of running target?
The plural of running target is running targets.

Words near running target in the dictionary

  1. running stitch
  2. running stitches
  3. Running Stream
  4. running stroller
  5. running strollers
  6. running target
  7. running targets
  8. running text
  9. running texts
  10. running the clock down
  11. running the gamut

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