open sight
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of open sight
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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This is particularly true in the age of the open floor plan, where people knock down walls for open sight lines in their homes.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 30, 2017
Suddenly I was attracted by Bartleby’s closed desk, the key in open sight left in the lock.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2015
With her arms outstretched and her torso resting on the ground, she slowly closed her phone, keeping her hands in open sight.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
The following illustration is the normal sight when the open sight notch is used.
From The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training by Ellis, Olin Oglesby
I knew then why Miss Axtell had loved this man: it was simply one of those cruel, compulsory offerings up of self, that allure one, in open sight of torture, on to the altar.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 by Various
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