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MARKSMANSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does marksmanship mean?
• MARKSMANSHIP (noun)
The noun MARKSMANSHIP has 1 sense:
1. skill in shooting
Familiarity information: MARKSMANSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skill in shooting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("marksmanship" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; acquirement; acquisition; attainment; skill (an ability that has been acquired by training)
Derivation:
marksman (someone skilled in shooting)
Context examples
There was no hope for him. I was resolved. There was no possible chance of missing him, no matter how poor my marksmanship.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
It was a cold-blooded exhibition of marksmanship.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“We must club the seals,” I announced, when convinced of my poor marksmanship. “I have heard the sealers talk about clubbing them.”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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