tiros

Tiros is the plural form of the Spanish noun tiro, a term with several related meanings centered on the concept of projecting or discharging something. The two most common senses are the discharge of a firearm (a single shot is a tiro; the plural refers to multiple shots), and a shot or attempt to score in sports.

In firearms usage, tiro denotes both the act of firing and the resulting discharge. It is used in hunting, target shooting, military training, and crime reporting to refer to a single round or to the event of firing a weapon. The word can appear in expressions describing the number of rounds fired, the accuracy of a shot, or the conditions of a firing exercise.

In sports, tiro refers to a shot or attempt to score. It is widely used across disciplines to describe attempts at goal or points, such as tiro a puerta (shot on goal) in football (soccer), tiro libre (free throw) in basketball or football, and tiro penal (penalty kick). In archery, tiro denotes a single shot with a bow, and in shooting sports, terms like tiro al plato (clay pigeon shooting) or tiro olímpico (Olympic shooting) are common. The plural tiros appears when describing multiple attempts or shots, for example in match reports or event summaries.

Tiros thus functions as a versatile term in Spanish, bridging everyday language related to weaponry and a broad range of sports, while also appearing in specialized vocabulary for shooting disciplines.