skeet

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

skeet(n = noun.act) skeet shooting, trapshooting - the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird; Array

is a kind of shoot

skeet, n. [Etymol. uncertain.].

A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck. [1913 Webster]

skeet, n. a shooting sport in which a clay target is thrown from a trap to simulate the flight of a bird.

Etymology

ON skj{oacute}ta SHOOT