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I don't have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally - I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.
Chris Kyle

Meaning of "cross hairs" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CROSS HAIRS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROSS HAIRS

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conjunction
determiner
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Cross hairs is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROSS HAIRS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cross hairs in the English dictionary

The definition of cross hairs in the dictionary is two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight Also called: cross wires.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROSS HAIRS

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cross assembler
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cross holdings
cross my heart!
cross of Lorraine
Cross of Valour
cross one´s fingers
cross one´s heart
cross one´s mind
cross potent
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cross relation
Cross River
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cross someone´s palm

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROSS HAIRS

affairs
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backstairs
below stairs
body repairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
current affairs
Department of External Affairs
downstairs
External Affairs
foreign affairs
musical chairs
pairs
public affairs
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split hairs
stadia hairs
stairs
state of affairs
upstairs

Synonyms and antonyms of cross hairs in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cross hairs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROSS HAIRS

Find out the translation of cross hairs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cross hairs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cross hairs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

十字线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de mira
570 millions of speakers

English

cross hairs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पार बाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبر الشعر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перекрестие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রস হেয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réticule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rambut salib
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fadenkreuz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

十字線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

십자선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salib rambut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lông chéo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுக்கு முடிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॉस हेअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kıllar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mirino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

celownika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перекрестие
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

firele de păr cruce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σταυρό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kruisdraadjies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårkorset
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kors
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSS HAIRS»

The term «cross hairs» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cross hairs

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QUOTES WITH «CROSS HAIRS»

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Chris Kyle
I don't have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally - I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROSS HAIRS»

Discover the use of cross hairs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cross hairs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cross Hairs
Jack Patterson. CROSS. HAIRS. JACK. PATTERSON. HAflGMAN BO KS Dedication For Billy Harper, the man who taught me that.
Jack Patterson, 2014
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The Surveying Handbook
J (a) Vertical Axis Horizontal Axis Plate Bubble Tube Axis Line of Sight (b) Horizontal Axis Figure 8-4. Axes relationship for a transit/ theodolite, (a) Front view, (b) top view. telescope, and the second is the cross hairs' image. Both must come to ...
Russell Charles Brinker, Roy Minnick, 1995
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Surveying and Levelling
By operating these screws the position of the cross hairs can be slightly adjusted, horizontally, vertically and even with slight rotation. Diaphragm Reticule Fig. 8.13 Diaphragm Diaphragm Figure 8.14 shows few commonly used patterns of ...
S. S. Bhavikatti, 2009
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Plane Surveying
(if) The socket of the eyepiece is held firmly with one hand and the eyepiece is moved with a gentle screwing motion with the other until clear and distinct vision of the cross hairs is obtained. After the eyepiece is focussed for one observer it will ...
Alak De, 2000
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FCS Concrete Structures L3
STRUCTURES AND TRANSFER LEVELS There are two very small lines that make a cross inside the telescope that we call cross hairs. The positions of the cross hairs that are found in the telescope of a dumpy level are shown in Figure 1.18.
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Popular Mechanics
plate is vertical and when the perpendicular line from the center of the plate to the center of the lens is horizontal. Actual cross hairs in the camera are not as good as four tiny points of V's, one projecting from the middle of each side, top, and ...
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The Guide to Amateur Astronomy
Using an eyepiece with cross hairs in the reticle makes the tracking job much easier. It is not difficult to place cross hairs in a 6 mm or 1 2 mm eyepiece. Most standard eyepieces (Kellner or orthoscopic types) have their image plane beyond the ...
Jack Newton, 1995
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A Compleat System of Opticks in Four Books, Viz. A Popular, ...
To try which, whilst the sextant stands in this posture, observe the object marked by the cross hairs ; then invert the sextant ; and over the point b hang the plumb- line ; and when from the point Æthe plumb-line hangs over the middle points, ...
Robert Smith, 1738
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A Complete System Of Opticks: In Four Books, Viz. A Popular, ...
When the meridian is thus found a mark must be made -upon a point of a distant object then covered by the cross hairs. And at all times after, when any observation is to be made of a transit over the meridian, the line of sight must be examined ...
Robert Smith, 1738
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A mathematical and philosophical dictionary: containing an ...
The next adjustment, is to make the centre of the cross hairs remain on the fame object, while the eye-tube is turned quite round by the pinion of the refraction apparatus : for this adjustment, set the index on the slide to the first □division on the ...
Charles Hutton, 1795

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROSS HAIRS»

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EXCLUSIVE: City Council bill would ban helicopter tours in NYC
Helicopters are the second tourist favorite in the Council's cross hairs. It's also mulling a plan to nix the horse carriage industry, which employs ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Keep Bulgaria Independent and Free
Bulgaria is a strategically situated Balkan nation, NATO and EU member and American ally that is in the cross hairs of Moscow's determined ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Thankful Rick Walters glided into our lives
I looked left at the Sierra with her unnerving downdrafts, then right toward the cross hairs of runways and tethered, white sailplanes of the ... «Nevada Appeal, Jul 15»
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Housebuilders up, banks down: The stock market winners and …
Britain's bookmakers were very much in the cross hairs of Labour under Miliband. It was feared a Labour-led government would impose tough ... «This is Money, Jul 15»
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College of Communications faculty, staff plan downsizing day
“With the modern threats and the indisputable evidence that higher education is in the cross hairs of that modern threat, we must all take great ... «Penn State News, Jul 15»
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Jaguar Crossbow with a Hawke Scope Review
... with the XB1 SR you zero it in at 20 yards using the center cross hair then for a 30 yard shot you drop down to the next set of cross hairs etc. «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»
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Local Weather
Click on the magnifying glass and it turns into cross hairs, then hold down a left click over the map area you want to zoom into. Do you have a suggestion for a ... «Fox 2 KFXV, Jul 15»
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Metro, U.S. housing market in reset mode
... and home prices dropped. They were in the cross hairs of the foreclosure crisis that escalated nationwide in 2007 and in the metro in 2009. «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
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2 Stocks to Watch in Silver
While that puts you in the cross hairs of economic swings, over 150 year old Tiffany & Co. has proven it can stand the test of time. So, if you are ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
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As Greece stands on the brink, the consequences are more than …
Russia has Athens in its cross hairs, trying to strike open European unity to put an end to economic sanctions imposed over its actions in ... «CTNow, Jul 15»

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