deadeye
Use Deadeye in a sentence
noun, plural dead·eyes.
1.
Nautical. either of a pair of disks of hardwood having holes through which a lanyard is rove: used to tighten shrouds and stays.
2.
an expert marksman.
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| —n | |
| 1. | nautical Compare bull's-eye either of a pair of disclike wooden blocks, supported by straps in grooves around them, between which a line is rove so as to draw them together to tighten a shroud |
| 2. | informal chiefly (US) an expert marksman |
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Deadeye
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
The trick is launching the virtually weightless fly to a distant spot with deadeye accuracy.
The deadeye featured here was part of the rigging on the ship and controlled the ropes that raised and lowered the sails.
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