peep sight
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of peep sight
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The rifle, which has a peep sight and range and windage adjustments, is so accurate that a reasonably good shot can hit a thumbnail-sized target at 30 feet.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another improvement in the new British rifle is its aperture peep sight, replacing the v-sight long peculiar to the British Army.
From Time Magazine Archive
To illustrate the normal and peep sight make a drawing on a blackboard of page 30, s.a.f.m.
From Military Instructors Manual by Schoonmaker, Oliver
Through the peep sight in my Mannlicher the animal was perfectly visible, and when I fired, the bull dropped like lead, rolling over and over down the hill.
From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman
There are two kinds of sights on the rear sight leaf, the open and peep sight.
From The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training by Ellis, Olin Oglesby
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