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over open sights

over open sights prepositional phrase: a method of aiming an artillery piece with the target in sight (direct fire), as opposed to indirect fire where the target is not visible.

Prepositional phrase

  1. A method of aiming an artillery piece with the target in sight (direct fire), as opposed to indirect fire where the target is not visible.

Questions about over open sights

What does over open sights mean?
Over open sights means a method of aiming an artillery piece with the target in sight (direct fire), as opposed to indirect fire where the target is not visible.
What part of speech is over open sights?
Over open sights is a prepositional phrase.

Words near over open sights in the dictionary

  1. over my dead body
  2. over night
  3. over nine thousand
  4. over one's head
  5. over one's skis
  6. over open sights
  7. over rate
  8. over rates
  9. over square
  10. Over Staveley
  11. Over Stowey

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