GUN-SIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gun-sight mean? 

• GUN-SIGHT (noun)
  The noun GUN-SIGHT has 1 sense:

1. a sight used for aiming a gun

  Familiarity information: GUN-SIGHT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUN-SIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sight used for aiming a gun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gun-sight; gunsight

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))