单词 | leaf sight |
释义 | > as lemmasleaf sight leaf sight n. Firearms a sighting device consisting of a hinged projection on the barrel of a gun; cf. sense 7e. ΚΠ 1835 W. Greener Gun xxix. 202 As the best mode of sighting a rifle is by the leaf sight, the lowest sight should be made at this elevation. 1945 C. E. Balleisen Princ. Firearms ix. 93 In the leaf sight the leaf is always raised to the same position and the position of the aperture on the leaf is varied. 2013 Buffalo News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 16 Dec. c21 A special Luger that had a 9-inch barrel and a leaf sight. < as lemmas |
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