crosshairs
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]crosshairs
- plural of crosshair
- A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to align the gun with the target.
- 2021 October 20, Ben Jones, “The benefits of (and barriers to) more leisure travel by rail”, in RAIL, number 942, page 32:
- Industry experts are concerned that if the railway doesn't change tack, it would soon find itself out of step with the needs of the nation and in the crosshairs of a Treasury looking to slash spending.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]set of two lines used to align the gun with the target — see crosshair
Verb
[edit]crosshairs
- third-person singular simple present indicative of crosshair