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(military gunnery) Error of a sight consisting of its error in relation to a master service sight with which it is tested, including the known error of the master service sight.
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The ability of someone to aim straight; one's faculty for being able to hit a physical target
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The point at which a firearm is aimed, typically identified by a red dot sight.
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To target (a weapon) automatically.
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(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
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The white spot in the centre of a target; hence (figuratively) the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim .
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(carpentry, masonry, surveying) To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line.
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(firearms) To align the sights and aiming point of a firearm using a bore sight optical tool.
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The alignment of the bore of a gun and its gunsight in parallel
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(military, by extension) A commonly-known reference point used when indicating the location or direction of something.
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Alternative spelling of carpet bomb [To bomb an area in such a manner that the ordnance covers the entire area without gaps.]
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A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
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A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to align the gun with the target.
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Change in azimuth setting applying to all guns in a battery when the target moves, or when a shift is made from one target to another. Deflection change does not include the deflection difference which allows for the difference in positions of the various guns firing at the same target.
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(Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
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(military) A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
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A measurement of the azimuth when sighting to the next point along a path that is being measured with a compass.
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the front sight on a rifle or similar weapon
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A front sight component used to assist the aiming of a projectile weapon. It consists of a hollow cylinder with a threaded cap, which allows differently shaped interchangeable front sight elements to be used.
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An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon.
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(firearms) The distance (at target) by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of impact in order to compensate for bullet drop over the distance to the target.
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(rare, military, science fiction, video games) An exceedingly powerful, destructive bomb; superbomb.
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(weaponry) The line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object.
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a type of firearm scope reticle using a thou dot as an aiming point and reference for range and hold-over estimation.
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(obsolete) The angle at which a gun is raised for firing.
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(historical) An early tachometric bombsight used by the US air force and navy.
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(firearms) On some rifles, a type of sight where the shooter looks through a small aperture on the rear sight.
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(military) Any device or tactic used to increase an ICBM warhead's chances of penetrating a target's defenses.
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Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target).
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(military) A relatively small target requiring accurate placement of ordnance in order to neutralize or destroy it.
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(firearms) A mark stamped on a gun to show that it has been tested successfully.
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(military, historical) The calculation of how to direct gunfire at a target, involving range, bearing, and other factors.
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(firearms) A sight at the rear of a weapon.
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The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.
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(weaponry) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
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To look through the scope of a rifle.
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A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
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(firearms) To align the sights of a firearm.
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(firearms) The distance between the front and rear sights of a firearm.
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(military) For use at a distance sufficient from the target to allow defensive fire to be evaded.
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The angle that a gun must be elevated above the line of its target to allow for the effect of gravity on the projectile.
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(military) A target onto which one's attack is diverted as soon as it is seen or becomes known.
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The target of such exercise, especially figuratively as an easy target.
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An instance of targeting.
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(military) To bomb (chiefly civilian areas) with the intention of instilling terror and decreasing morale.
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(firearms) The adjustment of a sight, exactly parallel to the axis of the bore of the gun to which it is attached.
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(military) The location of the center of a burst of a nuclear weapon at the instant of detonation. The zero point may be in the air, or on or beneath the surface of land or water, depending upon the type of burst, and it is thus to be distinguished from ground zero.
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(military) An area into which a designated ground unit or fire support ship delivers, or is prepared to deliver, fire support. Fire may or may not be observed.
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