turkey shoots

Noun

turkey shoot (plural turkey shoots)

1. (US) A hunt or hunting competition, using rifles or shotguns, in which wild turkeys are the prey; a marksmanship contest in which a turkey is the prize.
   • Behind his barricade of barrels, Sam heard and shivered like a gun-shy collie at a turkey shoot.1913, B. M. Bower, chapter 3, in The Uphill Climb
2. (broadly, idiomatic) A situation in which numerous weapons are discharged against prey, opponents, or victims who have little ability to protect or defend themselves.
   • In the Battle of the Marianas, which pilots called "the turkey shoot," they downed 360 Japanese planes in a single day, the record bag of the war.1960 July 11, “Aviation: The Embattled Farmer”, in Time
3. (broadly, idiomatic) An unequal competitive situation in which one party easily defeats the other(s).
   • The University of Delaware Blue Hens had themselves a turkey shoot here Saturday at Delaware Stadium as they humbled Boston University, 41-13, before 10,350.1968 November 17, Bob Monahan, “Delaware Thrashes B.U. 41-13”, in Boston Globe, retrieved 16 Jul 2012, page 71