sight
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6.6
- noun
- /saɪt/
- Specialized
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- Jack levered in another cartridge without taking his eye from the rifle sights and fired again.
- aim sights at
- line of sight
And then they put them in the drain swimming pool and kept their gun sights on them.
- And then they put them in the drain swimming pool and kept their gun sights on them.
- So these are equipped with an adjustable rear sight.
- There's like the sighting device that that they used to find the bug inside Neo.
- If it's a firearm, then what do you have on your your firearm to be able to use the sights, iron sights, illuminated sights, red dot sights, whatever it is.
- The bullseye is a black round that your sights on the end of the rifle are black and they get lost in the black and you can't see them.
- But if you try to maneuver, you're just kind of dancing in their sights.
Examples
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Line up the sight with your target.
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Now, what you want to do is line up the front sight with the back sight.
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Once you have a subject in sight, you aim and shoot quickly.
Academic text (2008) -
Telescope sight does not match the eye!
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Line it up in the sights.
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You're looking down down the barrel through a red dot sight or through iron sights.
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Sealock lined up his sights on the artifact and lit off the drill.
Fiction book (1990) -
Adjust the sight carefully to improve your accuracy while shooting.
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Make sure the sight is aligned correctly before firing the weapon.
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He equipped his rifle with a laser sight for better targeting.
Synonyms
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6.6
An optical device like a telescope or rifle sight that makes distant things look closer
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7.4
A small telescope fixed to a gun to help aim at distant targets
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4.2
A small device on a gun that helps you aim
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8.3
A tool that helps you point a gun or camera more accurately
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9.9
A simple aiming tool on a gun that helps aim quickly at close range
A simple part on a gun with an open notch for aiming
A small rear part with a tiny hole that helps a shooter line up the front post and the target
A tube on a rifle that makes distant targets look closer to help you aim
Idioms
- Informal
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4.2
A welcome person or thing you are glad to see after time away, for example after a hard time
Compounds
- Specialized
An arrangement of sights on a gun that helps aim quickly at close targets
- Specialized
A sight on a large gun that turns in a full circle to help aim accurately
- Specialized
A small rear part with a tiny hole that helps a shooter line up the front post and the target
- Specialized
A small tube with lenses mounted on a gun to help aim at distant targets
- Specialized
A small change to a gun's aiming device so shots hit a target at a chosen distance
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sight comes from a word for 'seeing' and was used for small parts that help your eyes aim, like the pieces on a gun or instrument. So a sight is an optical device that helps you aim accurately.