shooting gallery

/ˌʃudɪŋ ˈgæləri/
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Other forms: shooting galleries

Definitions of shooting gallery
  1. noun
    an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice
    synonyms: shooting range
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    type of:
    firing range, target range
    a practice range for target practice
  2. noun
    a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin
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    type of:
    building, edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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