| 单词 | aiming point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaiming point aiming point n. a point to be aimed at (in various senses); a target, an objective (in Gunnery sometimes used in a specific technical sense: see quot. 1918). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object willeOE errand?c1225 purposec1300 endc1305 emprisec1330 intentc1340 use1340 conclusionc1374 studya1382 pointc1385 causec1386 gamea1393 term?c1400 businessc1405 finec1405 intentionc1410 object?a1425 obtent?a1475 drift1526 intend1526 respect1528 flight1530 finality?1541 stop1551 scope1559 butt?1571 bent1579 aiming point1587 pursuitc1592 aim1595 devotion1597 meaning1605 maina1610 attempt1610 design1615 purport1616 terminusa1617 intendment1635 pretence1649 ettle1790 big (also great) idea1846 objective1878 objective1882 the name of the game1910 the object of the exercise1958 thrust1968 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > aiming > an aim > specific aiming point1878 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xviii. 323 The true welfare of man consisteth in his true ende or..amingpoynt. 1658 J. Spencer Καινα και Παλαια 653 God..hath allotted unto Man the Worship and Service of himself, as the main object and ayming point. 1809 S. Mackay tr. J.-J. Regnault-Warin Magdalen Church-yard I. 293 I ceased to be surprised when I considered..the condition and character of the orators..and the final aiming point of the revolutionary disorders. 1878 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 22 897 The centre of the ‘aiming point’..is 40½ inches from the bottom of the target. 1910 Encycl. Brit. II. 692/1 In war, the target, even if visible, is often indistinct, and in this case..an ‘aiming point’..a conspicuous point quite apart and distinct from the target, has to be employed. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 12 Aiming Point, in gunnery, a stationary object..upon which the panoramic sight is directed after the proper deflection is set off. 2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xlviii. 742 An all-too-visible representation of their new white-blue-red flag, which, they all thought, was far too good an aiming point. < as lemmas |
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