gunsight

noun

Etymology

From gun + sight.

  1. inherited from *sihti — “seeing, sight
  2. inherited from sihþ — “something seen; vision
  3. inherited from sighte
  4. compounded as gunsight — “gun + sight

Definitions

  1. An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming…

    An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for gunsight. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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