marksmanship

/ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/

marksmanship means the ability to shoot accurately at a target. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.

marksmanship is pronounced /ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/.

Etymology

From marksman + -ship or marks + -manship.

noun

The ability to shoot accurately at a target.“One evening when it was barely even dusk a sentry let fly at me from a distance of twenty yards; but he missed me by a yard—goodness knows how many times the Spanish standard of marksmanship has saved my life.”