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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gwaryeok
"화살이 과녁의 정중앙에 명중했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A target set up to be thrown at, historically used in traditional games or sports.
"They used the old wooden post as a cockshot for practicing their stone-throwing." - 2
A clear, unobstructed line of sight or angle for a shot.
"He lined up his cue ball because he finally had a clear cockshot across the table."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'cock' (originally used in the sense of a mark or target, as in a weathercock or a target in archery) and 'shot'. Historically used in rural dialects and traditional sports to denote a target for throwing missiles at.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cockshot" is said worldwide
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cible
Transliteration: /sibl/
"Il a tiré sur la cible avec précision."
Zielscheibe
Transliteration: /ˈtsiːlˌʃaɪ̯bə/
"Er traf die Zielscheibe genau in der Mitte."
bersaglio
Transliteration: /berˈsal.ɡjo/
"Il dardo ha colpito il centro del bersaglio."
blanco
Transliteration: /ˈblaŋ.ko/
"El arquero disparó y dio en el blanco."
alvo
Transliteration: /ˈal.vu/
"Ele acertou o alvo com facilidade."
निशाना
Transliteration: nishana
"उसने अपने निशाने पर सटीक वार किया।"
靶子
Transliteration: bǎ zi
"他一箭射中了靶子的中心。"
과녁
Transliteration: gwaryeok
"화살이 과녁의 정중앙에 명중했다."
的
Transliteration: mato
"彼は矢を射て的に当てた。"
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