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.
Source: wiktionary
Marksmanship
//ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp//
Synonyms for "marksmanship" (65 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (32)
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2 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- ampumataito noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
German
2 entries- Schießkunst noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
- Treffsicherheit noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
Irish
3 entries- aimsitheoireacht noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
- cumas aimsithe noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
- cumas scórála noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
Italian
1 entries- mira noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
Portuguese
2 entries- mira noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
- pontaria noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
Spanish
1 entries- puntería noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
Swedish
1 entries- skjutskicklighet noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
Volapük
1 entries- lejüt noun (ability to shoot accurately at a target)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
After a fine night on the grog, with bladder pressures reaching an estimated 4,000,000 psi (estimated by drunken scientists), the comparatively short range marksmanship required of an in-sink micturator is a significantly more approachable challenge than the tricky long yellow of the traditional method.
Source: wiktionary
City's multi-talented squad can cover almost all eventualities, but this was a game in which they sorely missed the marksmanship of the injured Sergio Aguero, and also Kevin de Bruyne's creation.
Source: wiktionary
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