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crosshairs
noun(cross-hair)
a fine wire or thread in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument used as a reference line in the field or for marking the instrumental axis —used figuratively to describe someone or something being targeted as if through an aiming device having crosshairs
crosshairs
idiom(cross-hair)
being aimed at by a gun (such as a rifle) that has an aiming device with crosshairs —often used figuratively

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