sight setting

Other forms: sight settings

Definitions of sight setting
  1. noun
    the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions
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    types:
    zero
    the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
    type of:
    gun-sight, gunsight
    a sight used for aiming a gun
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