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shooting seat

shooting seat noun: a small country house or residence used temporarily while shooting; a shooting box.

Noun

shooting seat (plural shooting seats)

  1. (rare) A small country house or residence used temporarily while shooting; a shooting box.
    • Lord Elmwood, accompanied by Rushbrook, went to a small shooting seat, about twenty miles distant from Elmwood Castle, for a week's particular sport.1791, Elizabeth Inchbald, A Simple Story, Penguin, published 2009, page 273
  2. A walking stick that unfolds into a simple seat, originally used by shooters; a shooting stick.

Forms of shooting seat

pluralshooting seats

Questions about shooting seat

What does shooting seat mean?
Shooting seat means a small country house or residence used temporarily while shooting; a shooting box.
What part of speech is shooting seat?
Shooting seat is a noun.
What is the plural of shooting seat?
The plural of shooting seat is shooting seats.

Words near shooting seat in the dictionary

  1. shooting range
  2. shooting ranges
  3. shooting ratio
  4. shooting ratios
  5. shooting rights
  6. shooting seat
  7. shooting seats
  8. shooting someone straight
  9. shooting spree
  10. shooting sprees
  11. shooting star

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