wild shot
English translation: a shot not (properly) aimed at a target
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| 18:53 Dec 15, 2015 |
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|  Selected response from: B D Finch France Local time: 20:13 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | a shot not (properly) aimed at a target |
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| 4 +1 | gunshots that they fired without careful aim |
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peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2a shot not (properly) aimed at a target Explanation: I've changed the subject fields of this, because it seems to have nothing at all to do with textiles, clothing or fashion. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2015-12-15 19:09:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/wild shot "wild shot[′wīld ′shät] (ordnance) Artillery shot which is completely out of the normal pattern of dispersion; that is, shot whose impact is more than four probable errors, and more than six firing table probable errors from the center of impact." McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The phrase can also be used metaphorically, but that doesn't seem to be the case in your text. (Your link didn't work, or I didn't have access to the page.) www.yourdictionary.com › Dictionary Definitionswild definition: The definition of wild is someone or something out of control, in its natural ... The novice archer fired a wild shot and hit her opponent's target. |
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17 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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