firing line

A line beyond which conventional and indirect surface fire support means may fire at any time within the boundaries of the establishing headquarters without additional ...

sharp-shooter

Sports; Shooting

A person who is skilled in precision, or shooting, using projectile weapons, such as with a rifle but most commonly with a sniper rifle, to shoot at long range targets.

ready position

Sports; Shooting

In skeet shooting the shooter keeps his weapon at is side until the target appears and then moves the weapon to their shoulder to shot the target. In trap shooting the weapon is ...

regular target

Sports; Shooting

An unbroken pigeon or clay target.

rifle

Sports; Shooting

A weapon that has a long barrel and buttstock that is held to the shoulder when fired. Two hands are used when firing a rifle as opposed to a pistol.

rim-fire

Sports; Shooting

This is a cartridge that has the explosive that ignites the powder inside the rim of the case.

running target

Sports; Shooting

This is a target, which is on a mechanical track and it is moved along this track to imitate a moving animal or some other type of target.

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Cannes Film Festival

Founded in 1946, The Cannes Film Festival is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious film festivals that previews and showcases new films of ...