to aim at a target

  • 21target — tar·get n: the object to be affected or achieved by an action or development; specif: a company that is the object of a takeover Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. target …

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  • 22aim — The verb has two principal constructions in its abstract meaning: you can aim at something (analogous with aiming at a target in the physical meaning) or at doing something, or you can aim to do something • (The directive aims at ensuring open… …

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  • 23target — 1. The figurative use of target meaning ‘an amount or objective to be achieved’ arose during the Second World War and is now more common than the primary meaning. Sir Ernest Gowers, the senior Whitehall civil servant and writer on language, grew… …

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  • 24Target practice — refers to any exercise in which projectiles are fired at a specified target, usually to improve the aim of the person or persons firing the weapon. The abbreviation TP is commonly used for target practice rounds. TP T is a target practice round… …

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  • 25aim — ► VERB 1) point (a weapon or camera) at a target. 2) direct at someone or something. 3) try to achieve something. ► NOUN 1) a purpose or intention. 2) the aiming of a weapon or missile. ● …

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  • 26aim off — 1. To aim slightly off the target to allow for wind or other factors (shooting) 2. To allow for the possible bias, exaggeration or eccentricity inherent in a statement, opinion, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑aim …

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  • 27target — [n1] aim, goal ambition, bull’s eye*, destination, duty, end, function, ground zero*, intention, mark, object, objective, point, purpose, spot, use; concept 659 target [n2] person as object of ridicule butt*, byword, game, mark*, pigeon*, prey,… …

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  • 28AIM-9 Sidewinder — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=AIM 9 Sidewinder caption= origin= United States type=Short range air to air missile used by= manufacturer=Nammo Raytheon Company Ford Aerospace Loral Corp. unit cost=US$85,000 propellant= production… …

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  • 29AIM-7 Sparrow — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=AIM 7 Sparrow caption= origin= United States type=Medium Range, Semi Active Radar Homing Air to Air Missile used by= United States, South Korea, Japan, Italy, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia manufacturer=Raytheon… …

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  • 30AIM-54 Phoenix — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=AIM 54 Phoenix caption= origin= United States type=Long range air to air missile used by=United States Navy Iran manufacturer=Hughes Aircraft Company Raytheon Corporation unit cost=$477,131 USD propellant=… …

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