crosshairs

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noun

A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to align the gun with the target.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to align the gun with the target.

    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.

    2021 October 20, Ben Jones, “The benefits of (and barriers to) more leisure travel by rail”, in RAIL, number 942, page 32
  2. pluralplural of crosshair
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of crosshair
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APA

crosshairs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosshairs

MLA

“crosshairs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosshairs. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crosshairs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosshairs.

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