horseshoe pit
Stake-centered throwing area
A horseshoe pit is the playing area for the game of horseshoes—a rectangular patch of sand or dirt with a metal stake at each end.
Players stand at one pit and toss horseshoes toward the opposite stake, aiming to ring it or land close: We set up a horseshoe pit in the backyard.
- tossLight, casual throw
- stakeSharpened post or share
- ringerImpostor in competition
- dead ringerExact duplicate in appearance
- leanerMore spare, less fat
backyard · back porch · sand · clanging · iron · throw · pitch · game · barbecue · summer · lawn · clang · points · tournament · metal · aim · arc · thud
- parksplayground, Hyde Park, Yellowstone, Grant Park, picnic table
- outdoor gamescapture the flag, cornhole, tag, hide and seek, bocce
- outdoor venuespark, playground, fairground, sports field, recreation ground
- park amenitiespicnic table, picnic areas, bathrooms, picnic tables, picnic bench
- throwing zonespitching mound, bowling approach, foul line
- backyardpatio, lawn, shed, deck, fence
game target/playing surface type
horseshoe pitdartboard
Circular scoring surface
archery target · bowling lane · billiard table · putting green · basketball hoop
horse, shoe, horses, horsed, horsing, horsey, horsy, horseman, horsemen