shoot-off rodeo
n.— «Last year, the Army planned to test competing RPG defense systems in what officials refer to as a “shoot-off rodeo.”» —“Did the Army favor Raytheon in anti-RPG bid?” by Adam Ciralsky in Washington, D.C. MSNBC Sept. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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