"telescopic sight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: telescopic sights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} telescopic sight (plural telescopic sights)
  1. A device used e.g. on a rifle in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target. Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: scope Translations (aiming device): mira [feminine] (Catalan), kikkertsikte [neuter] (Danish), optiline sihik (Estonian), kiikaritähtäin (Finnish), Zielfernrohr [neuter] (German), σκόπευτρο (skópeftro) [neuter] (Greek), scóp [masculine] (Irish), mirino [masculine] (Italian), kikkertsikte [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kikertsikte [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kikkertsikte [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mira [feminine] (Portuguese), опти́ческий прице́л (optíčeskij pricél) [masculine] (Russian), mira [feminine] (Spanish), visor [masculine] (Spanish), kikarsikte [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-telescopic_sight-en-noun-mxvT4Y-f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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