deadeye
/ˈdɛdˌaɪ/
noun
- A person who is an extremely accurate shooter, especially with a gun or bow.
- In the old Western movies, the hero was always a deadeye with a revolver.
- The sniper was known as a deadeye, never missing a target.
- She became a deadeye archer after years of practice.
- A round, flat wooden block with holes used on sailing ships to tighten ropes.
- Old deadeyes were often carved from lignum vitae, a very hard wood.
- The ship's deadeyes were worn from years of use at sea.
- The sailor adjusted the rigging by turning the deadeye.
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