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Gunsight

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The rear sight of a small arm or cannon, marked with graduations corresponding to various ranges. See sight, 12.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A sight{9} attached to a gun, used for aiming it at the target. Same as sight{9}.
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  • noun. an optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon
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  • noun. a sight used for aiming a gun
  • noun. a sight used for aiming a gun
    • Word Usage
    "Markings on the advanced combat optical gunsight, which is standard issue to US special operations forces, include '' JN8: 12, '' a reference to John 8: 12: '' When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, 'I am the light of the world."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sights  
    Hyponym
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    battle sight  battlesight  open sight  panoramic sight  peep sight  
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    sight  
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