hakuammunta

== Finnish == === Etymology === haku (“search”) +‎ ammunta (“firing”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑkuˌɑmːuntɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝kuˌɑ̝mːun̪t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑmːuntɑ Syllabification(key): ha‧ku‧am‧mun‧ta Hyphenation(key): haku‧ammun‧ta === Noun === hakuammunta bracketing, ranging, registration fire (method of targeting artillery fire in which a few rounds with different settings are fired near the actual target and the settings for aiming at the actual target are calculated from the results of these test firings) (figuratively) shot in the dark; throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks (usually in the partitive singular) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “hakuammunta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023