crosshairs
a fine wire or thread in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
TRANSLATION
crosshair = das Fadenkreuz crosshairs [chem.][phys.] = das Raster
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
A Chicago man's appetite for Spider-Man 2 has put him in the legal crosshairs of movie industry giant Columbia Pictures. Joe Maslanki illegally downloaded the film, according to a claim Columbia made in a suit filed Wednesday....
(Business.com - April 14, 2005)
(Business.com - April 14, 2005)
Did you
know?
This word dates from about 1884 and refers to a fine wire or thread in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument. For instance in a periscope or the sightpiece of a telescopic rifle.
We may use the word generally if we are aiming to catch or punish someone: "Osama bin Laden is in the crosshairs of the US intelligence and military"
We may use the word generally if we are aiming to catch or punish someone: "Osama bin Laden is in the crosshairs of the US intelligence and military"
