bisley, noun
- Origin:
- Named after the village of Bisley in southern England, the site of a British shooting range.
A target shooting competition using full-bore rifles, typically from a prone position at ranges up to 900 metres. Also attributive.
2006 S. Penney in Grocott’s Mail 4 Aug. 20Five Hoërskool PJ Olivier Shooting Club members have shot their way into the national bisley team, which will take part in two different international competitions in the next two weeks in England.
2014 mingles4singles.co.za (DSAE Corpus)I used to do Bisley shooting in school (got junior springbuck colors 3 times) and really love shooting and competing.
A target shooting competition using full-bore rifles, typically from a prone position at ranges up to 900 metres. Also attributive.
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