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
The instructor sights it on some object showing the normal and peep sight.
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
Repeat the above exercise, using the peep sight.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)
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