Home › Words › B › benchrestbenchrestbenchrest means A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.EtymologyFrom bench + rest, since the gun is mounted on a rest placed on a table or bench.nounA shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.The infrastructure for benchrest.e.g.“Since deer usually give you no time to get into a nice, steady position like sitting, and since there's a shortage of benchrests in the woods, it pays to be able to shoot upright.” — 2004 June, David E. Petzal, “Shoot like a man: There are no benchrests in the wood”, in Field & Stream, volume 109, number 2, page 62:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.benchrester 69% match — One who takes part in benchrest shooting. vs benchrest →riflery 64% match — The practice of firing a rifle, especially in precision target shooting. vs benchrest →sharpshoot 58% match — To shoot with precision. vs benchrest →sharpshooting 58% match — Highly accurate marksmanship. vs benchrest →trapshooting 57% match — The sport, similar to skeet, of shooting at thrown targets with a shotgun. vs benchrest →sharpshooter 53% match — A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman. vs benchrest →smallbore 53% match — A small-bore rifle vs benchrest →archery 53% match — The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow. vs benchrest →