shooting stick
- noun
- /ˈʃuːtɪŋ stɪk/
- UK
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monopod
- When the light was low, he mounted the camera on a shooting stick to avoid blur.
Examples
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The wildlife photographer steadied his lens on a shooting stick to capture the distant subject.
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She carried a lightweight shooting stick instead of a tripod on long hikes.
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He used a shooting stick to stabilize his camera.
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The photographer always carries a shooting stick for better shots.
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The wildlife photographer steadied his lens on a shooting stick to capture the distant subject.
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She carried a lightweight shooting stick instead of a tripod on long hikes.
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When the light was low, he mounted the camera on a shooting stick to avoid blur.
Synonyms
1
6.0
Two legs that support equipment like a rifle or camera to keep it steady
1
5.4
A support with one leg that steadies a camera
1
3.0
A stand with three legs that holds a camera steady for photos or videos
How Stable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound clearly signals a 'stick' associated with 'shooting', so a learner who knows both words will infer it is a pole used in some form of shooting. However the specific sense (a lightweight monopod for photography rather than a firearm rest) and the technical equipment meaning are not fully predictable from the constituents alone, making the MWE only partially transparent.
Etymology
The photography use of shooting stick comes from the same idea: a single stick that helps steady a camera while shooting, so it now means 'a lightweight single-leg support for a camera'.