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noun
a plate containing a small hole through which a gunner peeps in sighting.
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Origin of peep sight
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby peep sight
peeper,
peephole,
Peeping Tom,
peeps,
peep show,
peep sight,
peepul,
peer,
peerage,
Peerce,
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How to use peep sight in a sentence
This film elicited complaints from some on the left, but not a peep from the right.
There was the obvious sight gags of Valerie not realizing who everyone was clapping for, when the party was clapping for her.
The gathering of the thousands of cops had been a soul-stirring sight.
Thanks to the Atlanta case, they can now see another in plain sight.
I wonder if the seasoned salesman can spot the billionaires on sight.
And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
But at the instant I caught a sight of my counterfeit presentment in a shop window, and veiled my haughty crest.
The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.
At the sight, Felipe flung himself on his knees before her; he kissed the aged hands as they lay trembling in her lap.
British Dictionary definitions for peep sight
noun
an adjustable rear gun sight with a narrow aperture through which the target and the front sight are aligned when aiming
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