SHOOTING GALLERY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice

Synonyms:

shooting gallery; shooting range

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shooting gallery" is a kind of...):

firing range; target range (a practice range for target practice)

Meaning:

A building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shooting gallery" is a kind of...):

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)