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marksmanship

marksmanship

11 6.7
Ability to shoot a gun accurately
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑrksmənˌʃɪp/
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  • If I may, I wish to cite my above-average marksmanship and rapid progress in Fullerman's Recruit Training Program.
  • rifle marksmanship
  • simulated rifle marksmanship
  • basic rifle marksmanship

So we were teaching communications, marksmanship, survival, evasion, resistance, and escape.

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Examples

  • At least seven more lay outside in the dust, victims of Gorak's excellent marksmanship.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Will you be addressing both precision marksmanship and reactive shooting techniques in your new book?

    Blog text (20)
  • As for meat, he had no doubt he could live on the results of his marksmanship.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • What did you score in your marksmanship evaluation?

  • "In Southern California, you have to take a class in marksmanship before they give you your hack license."

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Their confidence in his marksmanship was such that none of them ran for cover, but lined up as if they were watching some athletic contest.

  • I won a couple of marksmanship competitions but that's about all the action I ever saw.

  • I shoot recreationally a lot, and my marksmanship far exceeds police standards.

    Blog text (6)
  • Snipers are of course chosen for eyesight, marksmanship and patience.

  • On weekends, he competed on the Guard's marksmanship team, winning accolades for his prowess.

Synonyms

archery
vsmarksmanship
28 3.9

A sport of shooting arrows with a bow at a target

covers shooting with many weapon types rather than only with bows
gunnery
vsmarksmanship
  • Specialized
3 7.9

Skill in using and firing large guns

focuses on personal accuracy rather than technical operation or equipment use
sharpshooting
vsmarksmanship
2 4.9

Skill in hitting targets with a gun very accurately

is used in many practical and military contexts beyond competition
riflery
vsmarksmanship
1 7.2

A sport where people shoot at targets using a gun held against the shoulder

is broader covering many weapons rather than only rifles
gunmanship
vsmarksmanship
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Skill in handling and shooting guns accurately and safely

does not stress safe handling or equipment use as much

Antonyms

24 4.9

A mistake in information or measurement

1 2.6

Lack of skill or care when handling things so mistakes happen

How Accurate

precision
  • Specialized
157 4.2
marksmanship
11 6.7
inaccuracy
24 4.9

Surface Forms

marksmanship singular
marksmanships plural

Morphology

marksmanship = marksman (transparent) = marksman + ship

Formed by the noun 'marksman' + the productive suffix '-ship' meaning the state, skill, or quality of being a marksman, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Marksmanship comes from mark ('target') and the ending -ship as in friendship, which shows a skill or quality. So, marksmanship means the skill of hitting the mark, or shooting accurately.