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    GUN-SIGHT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A sight used for aiming a gunplay

    Synonyms:

    gun-sight; gunsight

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("gun-sight" is a kind of...):

    sights (an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument)

    Meronyms (parts of "gun-sight"):

    finder; view finder; viewfinder (optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gun-sight"):

    battle sight; battlesight (an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges)

    open sight (rear gunsight having an open notch instead of a peephole or telescope)

    panoramic sight (gunsight (a telescopic device for an artillery piece) that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle)

    peep sight (rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are aligned)

    sight setting (the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions)

    telescope sight; telescopic sight (gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight)

    Holonyms ("gun-sight" is a part of...):

    gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))

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