shooting box
- noun
- Archaic
:
casa de caza
- He inherited a shooting box in Scotland from his grandfather.
Examples
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The guests stayed in the old shooting box nestled at the edge of the woods.
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The hunters stayed in a shooting box during their trip.
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During autumn, the family would retreat to their shooting box for hunting and relaxation.
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I found a cozy shooting box near the lake.
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The hunters gathered at the shooting box to prepare for the day's hunt in the Scottish hills.
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After a long day in the fields, they returned to their shooting box for a hearty meal and stories of the day.
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Each weekend during the shooting season, they spend time at their family shooting box nestled in the woods.
Synonyms
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4.5
A small house or cabin in the countryside where people stay while hunting
A small house in the country where hunters stay during hunting season
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound links 'shooting' (the activity of hunting/shooting) with 'box' (an enclosure or container), so learners can infer it denotes a place associated with shooting. However, the specific sense 'a small country house used by hunters' is a specialized, chiefly British usage and relies on 'box' meaning a small building/lodge rather than a literal container, so the exact meaning is not fully predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase shooting box comes from hunting. Hunters stayed in a small building called a box during days of shooting, so the term now means 'a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season'.