| 单词 | sight-setter |
| 释义 | > as lemmassight-setter sight-setter n. on a warship, a member of a gun-crew whose duty is to keep the gun-sight at the correct elevation as shown by the range indicator (see also quot. 1973 for sight-holder n.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > member of gun's crew trainer1899 sight-setter1909 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Sight-setter. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin xvi. 307 Some order came through a voice-pipe to the gun; whereupon the sight-setter twiddled a small wheel and peered anxiously at a graduated dial. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 332/2 Dully from the concealed gun positions echoed the calls of the sight~setters. 1973 J. Quick Dict. Weapons 400/1 Sight setter, the gun-crew member who sets the range and deflection data ordered by the officer controlling the fire. < as lemmas |
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