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open sight
noun
- (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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Word History and Origins
Origin of open sight1
First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences
The following illustration is the normal sight when the open sight notch is used.
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Lateral sliding-bars or wind-gauge may be used on rear open sight, also any elevating front or rear open sight.
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The battle sight is the open sight seen when the leaf is laid flat.
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The sighting (p. 249) bar with open sight will be used to teach the normal sight and to demonstrate errors likely to be committed.
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But here is Job struck down in the open sight of others; and is it for harshness to the poor?
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