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A device used e.g. on a rifle in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scope
Antonyms: none provided
gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: telescope sight
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gunsight, gun-sight
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
оптичен мерник
(optičen mernik)
— aiming device
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Catalan:
mira
— aiming device
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Danish:
kikkertsikte
— aiming device
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Estonian:
optiline sihik
— aiming device
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Finnish:
kiikaritähtäin
— aiming device
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German:
Zielfernrohr
— aiming device
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Greek:
σκόπευτρο
(skópeftro)
— aiming device
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Irish:
scóp
— aiming device
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Italian:
mirino
— aiming device
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Norwegian Bokmål:
kikkertsikte
— aiming device
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
kikertsikte
— aiming device
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
kikkertsikte
— aiming device
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Portuguese:
mira
— aiming device
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Russian:
опти́ческий прице́л
(optíčeskij pricél)
— aiming device
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Spanish:
mira
— aiming device
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Spanish:
visor
— aiming device
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Spanish:
mira telescópica
— aiming device
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Swedish:
kikarsikte
— aiming device