2. Noun. (context: firearms) informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles and wood blocks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plinking
1. plink [v] - See also: plink
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plinking
Literary usage of Plinking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays and Essay-writing: Based on Atlantic Monthly Models by William Maddux Tanner (1918)
"At first, the handfuls drop in with a high-keyed ' plinking' sound; then, when
the ' bottom is covered,' this changes to a soft patter altogether ..."
2. Decisive Force: Strategic Bombing in the Gulf War by Richard G. Davis (1998)
"A greater use of non-precision B-52s and F-16s and fewer precision sorties directed
to "tank plinking" would have inflicted far greater harm on military ..."
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