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running targets

running targets is the plural of running target.

Meaning of running target

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.

Questions about running targets

What is running targets the plural of?
Running targets is the plural of running target.

Words near running targets in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: running targets (page history and authors); running target (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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