"gunsight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gunsights [plural]
Etymology: 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. 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)

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