Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or skill of a marksman; dexterity in shooting at a mark.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Skill of a marksman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The ability to
shoot accurately at atarget .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun skill in shooting
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Examples
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I do not feel my marksmanship is at a high-enough level of proficiency to take a 300-yard off-hand game shot unless I can routinely and consistently hit the steel plate off-hand with any of three different scoped rifles (a .257 Roberts with handloads, a .257 AI with handloads, and a .270 with handloads) nine times out of ten shot with each rifle.
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I do not feel my marksmanship is at a high-enough level of proficiency to take a 300-yard off-hand game shot unless I can routinely and consistently hit the steel plate off-hand with any of three different scoped rifles (a .257 Roberts with handloads, a .257 AI with handloads, and a .270 with handloads) nine times out of ten shot with each rifle.
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I shoot 60lbs, with a stabilizer @ 280fps. 308fps is very fast, but again marksmanship is everything.
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I am confident, however, that America's young women can be taught to excel in marksmanship just as well as men.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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I am confident, however, that America's young women can be taught to excel in marksmanship just as well as men.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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I shoot 60lbs, with a stabilizer @ 280fps. 308fps is very fast, but again marksmanship is everything.
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Novak, whether under Mike Dunleavy Sr. or Kim Hughes, rarely got into games, and when he did, it was generally not for more than 10 minutes to provide three-point shooting, so the team may decide to let him go unless they decide his value extends beyond marksmanship from the outlands. —
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The reason we, as hunters, must develop our skills of stalking, tracking, concealment, and marksmanship is because we have that responsibility.
Shooting vs. Hunting Dave Hurteau 2008
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I'd respond to Dr. Ralph, hello Sir, that "poor marksmanship" is the reason for 90% of the misses, 50% of the time, by 75% of hunters.
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The Swiss, who did not yield a goal in the entire tournament, stood stunned at their lack of marksmanship from the penalty spot in the first shootout of the World Cup.
USATODAY.com - Ukraine advances to World Cup quarterfinals on penalty kicks 2006
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