range finder
or rangefinder
any of various instruments for determining the distance from the observer to a particular object, as for sighting a gun or adjusting the focus of a camera.
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How to use range finder in a sentence
Optional attachments can holster your bear spray and range finder.
But Fiske's range-finder makes no mathematical calculations, nor requires them to be made, and is automatic.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. SteeleOne of these failed to explode, but smashed the main range finder and killed one man.
The Germans have led the way in inventions for this purpose, and their Goertz range finder is perhaps the best in the world.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithAs the German opened fire an exclamation of surprise broke from the lips of the officer in charge of the Sydney's range-finder.
Australia in Arms | Phillip F.E. Schuler
Four days ago a machine-gunner came down to us with a range-finder and supplied me with exact ranges.
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 | Maurice Genevoix
British Dictionary definitions for rangefinder
/ (ˈreɪndʒˌfaɪndə) /
an instrument for determining the distance of an object from the observer, esp in order to sight a gun or focus a camera
another word for tacheometer
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