Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

target practice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: tar-get prac-tice
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any exercise in which projectiles are fired at a specified target, typically for the purpose of improving aim.

Uncountable

noun

The target of such exercise, especially figuratively as an easy target.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does target practice mean?: Any exercise in which projectiles are fired at a specified target, typically for the purpose of improving aim.

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