Definition of target

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Target (n.) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff..

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Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) The center of a target.
Target :: Target (n.) A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war..
Target :: Target (n.) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile..
But :: But (v. t.) The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
Testudo :: Testudo (n.) A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels..
Targeteer :: Targeteer (n.) One who is armed with a target or shield.
Pike :: Pike (n. & v.) A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a shield or target..
Targe :: Targe (n.) A shield or target.
Resistance :: Resistance (n.) The quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles..
Terrorism :: Terrorism (n.) The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.
Aim :: Aim (v. i.) To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target..
Blank :: Blank (n.) The point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot; hence, the object to which anything is directed..
Popinjay :: Popinjay (n.) A target in the form of a parrot.
Pin :: Pin (n.) The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center..
Outer :: Outer (n.) The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's-eye.
But :: But (v. t.) A mark to be shot at; a target.
Target :: Target (n.) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target..
Flobert :: Flobert (n.) A small cartridge designed for target shooting; -- sometimes called ball cap.
Target :: Target (n.) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff..
Eye :: Eye (n.) The center of a target; the bull's-eye.
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