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Iron sights is a noun.
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WHAT DOES IRON SIGHTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Iron sights

Iron sights are a system of shaped alignment markers used as a sighting device to assist in the aiming of a device such as a firearm, crossbow, or telescope, and exclude the use of optics as in telescopic sights or reflector sights. Iron sights are typically composed of two component sights, formed by metal blades: a rear sight mounted perpendicular to the line of sight and a front sight that is a post, bead, or ring. Open sights use a notch of some sort as the rear sight, while aperture sights use some form of a circular hole. Civilian, hunting, and police firearms usually feature open sights, while many military battle rifles employ aperture sights. The earliest and simplest iron sights are fixed and cannot be easily adjusted. Many iron sights are designed to be adjustable, so that the sights can be adjusted for windage and elevation. On many firearms the rear sight is adjustable for elevation or windage. For precision applications such as hunting or sniping the iron sights are usually replaced by a telescopic sight. Iron sights may still be fitted alongside other sighting devices for back-up usage.

Definition of iron sights in the English dictionary

The definition of iron sights in the dictionary is conventional non-telescopic sights on a rifle.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRON SIGHTS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE IRON SIGHTS

animal rights
Bill of Rights
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Synonyms and antonyms of iron sights in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «iron sights» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRON SIGHTS

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The translations of iron sights from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «iron sights» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁景点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vistas del hierro
570 millions of speakers

English

iron sights
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोहा जगहें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشاهد الحديد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прицельные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লোহা দর্শনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sites fer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemandangan besi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kimme und Korn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉄観光
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

철 명소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obyek wesi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điểm tham quan sắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரும்பு காட்சிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोखंडी स्थळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Demir manzaraları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferro attrazioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

celownicze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прицільні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obiective turistice de fier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σίδηρο αξιοθέατα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yster toerisme-aantreklikhede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

riktmedel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jern severdigheter
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRON SIGHTS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about iron sights

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRON SIGHTS»

Discover the use of iron sights in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to iron sights and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Field & Stream
Wide performance variance between calibers, iron sights, and scope mounts indicated 25- yard zero can be misleading and will cause most scoped rifles to sh oot unduly high at longer yardages. If 25 yards must for some reason be used, ...
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Field & Stream
Let's start with the iron variety. Basically, iron sights are not especially useful anymore, except under specialized circumstances. Many manufacturers continue to include them as standard equipment, but an increasing number are leaving them ...
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Field & Stream
Iron Sights David Petzal's article, "An Eye Toward Sights," in August, needs clarification. In his opening paragraphs, he gives his own one-sided opinion of iron sights. When sighting an object with iron sights, one should not attempt to focus on ...
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Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets
Iron sights are the oldest and most widely used type of sight. Iron sights come standard on most small arms and many light weapons and are the only type of sight used on some weapons.56 Most iron sights for small arms consist of two main ...
‎2012
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Field & Stream
Unlike scopes or receiver sights, iron sights aren't calibrated in any meaningful way; you just have to keep making adjustments until the rifle shoots where you want it to. Many iron sights have a set screw that can be loosened, allowing the ...
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Gun Digest 2012
But no matter where the iron sights are placed on the rifle, an important consideration to be made whenever dual sights are used is the height of the stock comb. In this case it doesn't really matter whether you are modifying a pre- built rifle, ...
Dan Shideler, 2011
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Special Forces Sniper Skills
Iron sights, essentially metal posts and apertures on the top of the barrel and receiver, are much quicker to bring onto the target but less accurate than optically enhanced sights. To take the conflicting constraints of accuracy and aiming speed ...
Robert Stirling, 2012
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Deer Hunting: 4th Edition
The newer type of fiber-optic open sights are far superior to the older iron sights. The biggest disadvantage of traditional iron sights is they are often difficult to see in low-light situations. The newer fiber-optic sights help correct that shortcoming ...
Richard P. Smith, 2011
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Gunsmithing: Shotguns: Shotguns
Improve your shotgun with tips from a pro! Gunsmithing: Shotguns gives you the information you need to make repairs, improve the performance and adjust the fit of all major shotgun styles.
Patrick Sweeney, 2011
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Gun Digest Guide to Maintaining & Accessorizing Firearms
ghost rings sights which use a very large aperture in the rear sight unit, can be used effectively by less than perfect vision. Shotguns tend to always have something, such as tactical ghost ring sights, open notch iron sights, or beads. Pistols will ...
Kevin Muramatsu, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRON SIGHTS»

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'Call of Duty: Black Ops 3' Hardened Edition: Playable Event …
... Rifle, also with five variants, will add to the sniper range of weapons that can be customized with iron sights or thermal scope, among others. «Yibada, Jul 15»
2
Explore The Commonwealth and Fight Some Bandits in Two New …
The combat video has first-person and third-person action, with some weapons aimed down the iron sights and others fired with V.A.T.S. The ... «Overclockers Club, Jul 15»
3
Everything we know about Star Wars Battlefront, including release …
The game won't feature iron sights and will instead will have players shoot from the hip. A number of classic Star Wars characters will appear ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
4
LUCID HD7 Red Dot Review
With iron sights and the HD-7 we were shooting around quarter sized groups at 50 yards and ringing steel plates at the same distance. With the ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»
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3 Easy Steps To Help You Find The Perfect First Rimfire
A rifle with iron sights or a long-barreled handgun would cleanly take such small game, and they would also be much less expensive to shoot ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
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August 2015 Issue Of Shooting Illustrated
Savage's Scout has the length, detachable box magazine, forward scope mount and iron sights, while offering superlative accuracy and the ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»
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EraThr3's got a brand-new rail
... at 12 o'clock. Accessories other than iron sights and optics will have to be mounted using an adapter, which is key to these rails' light weight. «Guns.com, Jul 15»
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5 Reasons to Check In With North American Arms
It blocked the iron sights and would not fit into the factory holsters. This year LaserLyte released the new adjustable Mighty Mouse (NAA-VC) ... «American Rifleman, Jul 15»
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Browning BL-22: Lever gun refinement (at a price)
BL-22 factory iron sights are bare but passable. (Photo: Andy C). Sights are basic, a no-nonsense affair but actually rather clear for this type of ... «Guns.com, Jul 15»
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M4A1 Carbine Upgrades Could Make One Lucky Company Very …
Making front and rear iron sights removable (to save a little weight). Adding a floating barrel to decrease vibration and improve accuracy. «Motley Fool, Jul 15»

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