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aiming point

American  

noun

  1. the point at which a gun or bombsight is aimed in order to strike a desired target, often a point in advance of or behind the actual target.


Etymology

Origin of aiming point

First recorded in 1905–10

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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

He then announces both aiming point and range.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)

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