wing shot
noun Hunting.
a shot at a bird in flight.
an expert in shooting birds in flight.
Origin of wing shot
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby wing shot
wing formula,
wing it,
wing loading,
wing nut,
wing shooting,
wing shot,
wing skid,
wing tip,
wing-case,
wing-ding,
wing-footed
Example sentences from the Web for wing shot
The sound of voices strikes your ear, and like a wing-shot bird you fall to the earth.
Vagaries |Axel Munthe
British Dictionary definitions for wing shot
wing shot
noun
a shot taken at a bird in flight
an expert at shooting birds in flight