"gunsight" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gunsights [plural]
Etymology: From gun + sight. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gun|sight}} gun + sight Head templates: {{en-noun}} gunsight (plural gunsights)
  1. An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon.
    Sense id: en-gunsight-en-noun-kZAYRybF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55
  2. An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon.
    In particular, especially in allusions and comparisons, a notch.
    Sense id: en-gunsight-en-noun-NZDhXHp7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (an optical instrument): 瞄準具 (Chinese Mandarin), 瞄准具 (miáozhǔnjù) (Chinese Mandarin), 瞄準鏡 (Chinese Mandarin), 瞄准镜 (miáozhǔnjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), zaměřovač [masculine] (Czech), vizier [neuter] (Dutch), viseur [masculine] (French), Visier [neuter] (German), 照準器 (shōjunki) (alt: しょうじゅんき) (Japanese), 照準具 (shōjungu) (alt: しょうじゅんぐ) (Japanese), サイト (saito) (Japanese), celownik [masculine] (Polish), прице́л (pricél) [masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'an optical instrument': 50 50

Inflected forms

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