gunsight

English

Etymology

From gun +‎ sight.

Noun

gunsight (plural gunsights)

1. An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon.
   1. In particular, especially in allusions and comparisons, a notch.
      • 2011, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Yemen:

        I could just see the nick, like a gunsight, in the ridge of rock through which the road passes into the coastal plain of Tihamah. The nick is called Bab al-Naqah, the Gate of the She-Camel, after an unmistakable humped rock by the road.

Translations

an optical instrument

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瞄準具／瞄准具 (miáozhǔnjù), 瞄準鏡／瞄准镜 (zh) (miáozhǔnjìng)

• Czech: zaměřovač m
• Dutch: vizier (nl) n
• French: viseur (fr) m
• German: Visier (de) n
• Japanese: 照準器 (しょうじゅんき, shōjunki), 照準具 (しょうじゅんぐ, shōjungu), サイト (ja) (saito)
• Polish: celownik (pl) m
• Russian: прице́л (ru) m (pricél)