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Sighter

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A trial shot in rifle, artillery shooting, or sports like football, to set the range, targeting etc.
  2. a sight on a weapon
  3. a targeteer

Equivalents

Examples

“Kane looked in the mood, testing the goalkeeper, Hannes Thor Halldórsson, with an early sighter and then being denied what appeared to be a good goal on six minutes by an offside flag.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

sightfulness Sighthill sightholder sighthole sighthound Sighting

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