WING SHOT Definition & Meaning

wing shot

noun

Hunting.

a shot at a bird in flight.
an expert in shooting birds in flight.

wing shot

noun

a shot taken at a bird in flight
an expert at shooting birds in flight

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of wing shot¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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A career 36% three-point shooter, the 31-year-old, 6-foot-7 wing shot 37.8% on threes with the Clippers.

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The 6-foot-4 wing shot 45.8% from the field and 77.5% from the free-throw line but only 28.2% from three-point range.

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He fired three-pointers from the wing, shot free throws, and attempted turnaround jumpers from the baseline.

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He was known as “Champion Wing Shot of the World.”

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Mr. Zuidema was the pilot of a B-17 Army Air Forces aircraft that had its right wing shot off by a German fighter plane over Steyr, Austria, in April 1944.

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