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open sight

noun

  1. (on a firearm) a rear sight consisting of a notch across which the gunner aligns the front sight on the target.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of open sight1

First recorded in 1585–95
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A deadly-looking artillery piece was positioned to fire directly, over open sights, at anything coming down the road that Dragan decided was a threat.

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In a correspondence beginning in 1668, Hooke implored him to switch to telescopic sights, but Hevelius stubbornly refused, claiming that he could do just as well with open sights.

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The floor drain should be in the center of the room, in open sight, and the floor should gently slope to the drain.

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This is particularly true in the age of the open floor plan, where people knock down walls for open sight lines in their homes.

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Backers as well as opponents of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have expressed concerns about the prospect of weapons being carried in open sight around the convention site.

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