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shooting gallery
shoot·ing gallery (sho͞o′tĭng)n.1. An enclosed target range for practice or competition with firearms.2. Slang A place where illegal drugs may be obtained, prepared, and taken by injection, often with equipment provided on the premises.shooting gallery n 1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an area, often enclosed, designed for target practice, shooting, etc 2. (Recreational Drugs) slang a house where heroin addicts inject themselves shoot′ing gal`lery
n. 1. a place equipped with targets and used for practice in shooting. 2. Slang. a place where drug addicts can buy and inject themselves with narcotic drugs. [1830–40] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shooting gallery - a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroinbuilding, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | | 2. |  shooting gallery - an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practiceshooting rangefiring range, target range - a practice range for target practice |
Translationsshooting gallery
A place—e.g., an abandoned building in an economically-depressed urban area—where IV drug users congregate, purchase, and inject—‘shoot’—heroin, crack, oxycodone or other drugsshooting gallery Substance abuse A place–eg, an abandoned building in an economically-depressed urban area–ie, a ghetto, where IV drug users congregate, purchase, inject–'shoot' heroin, cocaine, oxycodone or other drug. See Crack house, Needle exchange programs, 'Pocket shot. ', 'Skin popping'.shooting gallery
Synonyms for shooting gallerynoun a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroinRelated Words- building
- edifice
- colloquialism
noun an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practiceSynonymsRelated Words |