have a visual on

verb

To see.

Meanings

verbhave a visual on (third-person singular simple present has a visual on, present participle having a visual on, simple past and past participle had a visual on)

present singular third person has a visual on · participle present having a visual on · participle past had a visual on · past had a visual on

  1. transitivegovernmentTo see.

    “We have a visual on you,” the pilot of Gopher Alpha stated, ...

    2012, Robert G. Davis, Ten Short Mysteries, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 102
    2 more examples

    “Hey, partner, where the hell's your twenty? I should have a visual on you by now and I' m overdue to begin my rounds.”

    2004, Michael Pinchot, Panamanian Tundra, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 157

    “This is Alpha Sky Four. I have a visual on the suspect running east on Hudson Avenue.

    2012, Sherard H. Adams, The Prince of Pentium: A Life of a Hustler and a Computer Hacker, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 25
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