"marksmanship" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/ [General-American] Forms: marksmanships [plural]
Etymology: From marksman + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|marksman|ship}} marksman + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} marksmanship (countable and uncountable, plural marksmanships)
  1. The ability to shoot accurately at a target. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (ability to shoot accurately at a target): ampumataito (Finnish), Schießkunst [feminine] (German), Treffsicherheit [feminine] (German), aimsitheoireacht [feminine] (Irish), cumas aimsithe [masculine] (Irish), cumas scórála [masculine] (Irish), mira [feminine] (Italian), mira [feminine] (Portuguese), pontaria [feminine] (Portuguese), puntería [feminine] (Spanish), skjutskicklighet [common-gender] (Swedish), lejüt (Volapük)

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