angle shoot

angle shoot (third-person singular simple present angle shoots, present participle angle shooting, simple past and past participle angle shot)

1. Alternative form of angle-shoot
   • 1964, Rod and Gun in Canada - Volume 66, page 185:

     Trap, although it includes some angle shooting, calls for all the targets to be thrown out ahead of the gunner at a minimum distance of 16 yards, each man firing five shots from five stations arranged in a semi-circle behind the trap house.

   • 2014 June 20, “WSOP Daily Report: Brawl In The Amazon Room, Daniel Negreanu Up and Running Heads-up”, in PokerUpdate:

     Jesse Martin, a very good friend of Szymaszek who was playing at the next table heard that and tried to defend Szymaszek, stating that he "plays draw games every day” and knows the rules and “he would never angle shoot."

angle shoot (plural angle shoots)

1. (botany) Alternative form of angle-shoot
   • 2013, C. J. Wright, Manipulation of Fruiting, →ISBN, page 346:

     Removal of the young developing leaves below the apical bud on the main shoot, especially when done twice, has increased branching and produced wider angle shoots, and enhanced feathering for slender spindle trees

2. (slang, poker) Alternative form of angle shot
   • 2015 March 16, Ed Scimia, “MGM Folds on Cash Play At US Poker Tables”, in Cardschat News - Worldwide Gambling News:

     The change will also take away one potential angle shoot at the poker tables, as it will make it easier for players to confirm their opponent's stack sizes without wondering if cash is hidden on the tables, though this is almost certainly not the reason behind the change.

3. A session of shooting at an angle or a shot taken in such a session.
   • 2012, Dr Ben Jones, The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War, →ISBN:

     The unserviceable Sea Hurricane airframe on board was placed on deck for blast trials in a low angle shoot and sustained no damage while in the centre of the deck.

   • 2011, Elisabeth Sladen, Elisabeth Sladen: The Autobiography, →ISBN:

     So off I went to find a piece of scenery to rest on while they got on with preparing for another angle shoot of the sacrifice setup.

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