gun-sight
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4.2
- noun
- /ɡʌn saɪt/
- Specialized
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- The hunter carefully adjusted the gun sight to ensure he could hit his target.
You know, I called him and asked him what he thought and he said, well, you use a gun sight on your weapon, don't you?
- You know, I called him and asked him what he thought and he said, well, you use a gun sight on your weapon, don't you?
Examples
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Through his gun sight.
Fiction book (1996) -
You know, I called him and asked him what he thought and he said, well, you use a gun sight on your weapon, don't you?
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All right, I need a gun sight.
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I looked down from my gun sight and at my arm.
Academic text (2005) -
If this was a gun sight, they'd be dead.
Fiction book (1997) -
We see the back of Kennedy's through his gun sight.
Fiction book (1991) -
Who has Parker's head lined up perfectly in his gun sight.
Fiction book (1996) -
Parker stands frozen, staring at Sid 6.7 through his gun sight.
Fiction book (1996) -
Before taking the shot, she lined up the gun sight with the bullseye on the target.
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He looked through the gun sight and aimed at the distant deer in the field.
Synonyms
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6.6
A device on a gun that helps you aim
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6.0
A device on a gun or plane that helps you aim
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7.4
A small telescope fixed to a gun to help aim at distant targets
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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
A small tube with lenses mounted on a gun to help aim at distant targets
An arrangement of sights on a gun that helps aim quickly at close targets
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gun-sight breaks into two easy parts: gun, 'weapon', and sight, 'vision' or 'to see', so it literally means the part you use to see and aim. That's why a gun-sight is a device attached to a gun to help you hit a target accurately.