单词 | stop-butt |
释义 | > as lemmasstop-butt stop-butt n. a slope or bank constructed behind the targets at a rifle range to stop bullets. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > shooting-range > specific part stop-butt1864 backstop1946 1864 A. Walker Rifle (ed. 2) 114 If at a smaller angle it would, instead of acting as a stop-butt [etc.]. 1923 R. Kipling Land & Sea Tales 177 The long shed of the Village Rifle Club reeked with the oniony smell of smokeless powder, machine-oil, and creosote from the stop-butt. 1963 W. H. Fuller Small-bore Target Shooting i. 25 Stop butt or bullet catchers. < as lemmas |
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