paper target

Range practice silhouette

A paper target is a sheet printed with scoring rings, silhouettes, or other aiming points, used for firearms practice or archery.

The term extends figuratively to someone set up for easy criticism or attack—a person made vulnerable by circumstance or design: The new policy made the mayor a paper target for his opponents.

Related

range · shooting · aim · silhouette · marksman · bullet holes · holes · accuracy · practice · rifle · pistol · point blank · archery · score · rings · distance · stance · trigger

Categories
Opposites
target material/composition

paper targetclay pigeon

Thrown target disc

steel plate

target nature (living vs. non-living)

paper targetgame animal

Hunted wildlife species

live prey

target animacy/nature

paper targetenemy combatant

Hostile military opponent

wild game

Family

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G