rear sight

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noun

the sight nearest the breech of a firearm.

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Words nearby rear sight

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How to use rear sight in a sentence

What if you just want eyes on the back of your head, you want forward and rear-facing cameras?
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There was the obvious sight gags of Valerie not realizing who everyone was clapping for, when the party was clapping for her.
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The gathering of the thousands of cops had been a soul-stirring sight.
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Thanks to the Atlanta case, they can now see another in plain sight.
A Gift to the Jihadis: The Unseen Airport Security Threat|Clive Irving|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I wonder if the seasoned salesman can spot the billionaires on sight.
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And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
Children's Ways|James Sully
But at the instant I caught a sight of my counterfeit presentment in a shop window, and veiled my haughty crest.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
At the sight, Felipe flung himself on his knees before her; he kissed the aged hands as they lay trembling in her lap.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for rear sight

rear sight

noun

the sight of a gun nearest to the breech

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