"crosshairs" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} crosshairs
  1. plural of crosshair Tags: form-of, plural Form of: crosshair
    Sense id: en-crosshairs-en-noun-q-yT50tL
  2. A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to align the gun with the target.
    Sense id: en-crosshairs-en-noun-4Bttt4Ra Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 45 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 44 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 44 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: in the crosshairs

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} crosshairs
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of crosshair Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: crosshair
    Sense id: en-crosshairs-en-verb-PyWPSMSe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 45 52 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 12 37 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 44 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 44 53
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