target practice in English

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        "Any exercise in which projectiles are fired at a specified target, typically for the purpose of improving aim."
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          "sense": "exercise in which projectiles are fired at a specific target",
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          "word": "tiro a segno"
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        "The target of such exercise, especially figuratively as an easy target."
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "exercise in which projectiles are fired at a specific target",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "tiro a segno"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "exercise in which projectiles are fired at a specific target",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "tiro al blanco"
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      "sense": "exercise in which projectiles are fired at a specific target",
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      "word": "puntería"
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"target practice" meaning in English

Noun