benchrest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.
  2. The infrastructure for benchrest.

Word forms

benchrest benchrests

Etymology

From bench + rest, since the gun is mounted on a rest placed on a table or bench.

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