Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The rear sight of a small arm or cannon, marked with graduations corresponding to various ranges. See
sight , 12.
from 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}.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
optical instrument which establishes an opticalline oraxis for the purpose ofaiming aweapon
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sight used for aiming a gun
- noun a sight used for aiming a gun
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Examples
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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.
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I am thinking - honestly - to install sort of a "gunsight" on my A550 to make it work for birds with the 8/500mm.
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Palin was sharply criticized before the November congressional elections for posting a map containing what appeared to be gunsight crosshair symbols marking districts of Democratic lawmakers, including that of Democratic Congresswoman Giffords.
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Obviously, if you are on the radio everyday, saying things like, "The Tutsis are cockroaches and should be attacked with machetes and killed by the thousands, immediately," it's a lot less murky than that time you used a gunsight-looking thing on a poster or talked about the tree of liberty needing the blood of patriots every once in a while.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2011
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It put gunsight crosshairs on Democratic districts including Giffords' own in southern Arizona.
Palin Accuses Critics of 'Blood Libel' After Arizona Shooting 2011
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Palin was sharply criticized before the November congressional elections for posting a map containing what appeared to be gunsight crosshair symbols marking districts of Democratic lawmakers, including that of Democratic Congresswoman Giffords.
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Obviously, if you are on the radio everyday, saying things like, "The Tutsis are cockroaches and should be attacked with machetes and killed by the thousands, immediately," it's a lot less murky than that time you used a gunsight-looking thing on a poster or talked about the tree of liberty needing the blood of patriots every once in a while.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2011
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But the thing is that the way that she has it depicted has the crosshairs of a gunsight over our district.
John Wellington Ennis: It's Not Sarah Palin's Fault John Wellington Ennis 2011
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It would be tempting to say -- as many commentators have -- that no connection exists between Loughner's murderous rampage and, for example, the Tea Party's insistence that the tree of liberty must be watered by the blood of tyrants or Sarah Palin's now-infamous map depicting the crosshairs of a gunsight over certain congressional districts, including Gifford's.
Ben Daniel: Jared Loughner And The Incarnation Of Violent Rhetoric Ben Daniel 2011
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It put gunsight crosshairs on Democratic districts including Giffords' own in southern Arizona.
Palin Accuses Critics of 'Blood Libel' After Arizona Shooting 2011
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