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Telescopic sight   /tˌɛləskˈɔpɪk saɪt/   Listen
Telescopic sight

noun
1.
Gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight.  Synonym: telescope sight.





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"Telescopic sight" Quotes from Famous Books



... new moon, hanging above the sunset, is a charming telescopic sight. Use a low power, and observe the contrast between the bright, smooth round of the sunward edge, which has almost the polish of a golden rim, and the irregular and delicately shaded inner curve, where the adjacent mountains and plains picturesquely ...
— Pleasures of the telescope • Garrett Serviss


Words linked to "Telescopic sight" :   gunsight, gun-sight, telescope sight


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