aiming point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of aiming point
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The aiming point off the first tee is the “H” on the Beverly Hilton sign.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
The bombardier spied a brief hole in the clouds north of the aiming point by the harbor.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2017
Only two buildings were visible all day: the clubhouse and the Bank of America tower ten miles away in downtown Dallas, which is the aiming point for the tee ball on fifteen.
From Golf Digest ● May 21, 2017
Sweeney’s orders were to drop the bomb only after visual sighting of the aiming point — the center of the old city, east of Nagasaki Harbor.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2015
When the guns are behind cover and the foreground cannot be seen, an artificial aiming point is often made by placing a line of “aiming posts” in the ground.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
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