Marksmanship
/ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The ability to shoot accurately at a target. countable, uncountable
"One evening when it was barely even dusk a sentry let fly at me from a distance of twenty yards; but he missed me by a yard—goodness knows how many times the Spanish standard of marksmanship has saved my life."
- 2 skill in shooting wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"One evening when it was barely even dusk a sentry let fly at me from a distance of twenty yards; but he missed me by a yard—goodness knows how many times the Spanish standard of marksmanship has saved my life."
Etymology
From marksman + -ship or marks + -manship.