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cross wire

or crosswire

noun Optics.

cross hair (def. 1).

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Origin of cross wire

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby cross wire

cross-vine, crosswalk, crossway, crossways, cross wind, cross wire, cross wires, crosswise, crossword, crossword dictionary, crossword puzzle
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Example sentences from the Web for cross wire

  • A cross-wire dropping down out of place, and leaning upon the feed-wire has drawn the power into itself and off somewhere else.

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