BULL'S-EYE


Meaning of BULL'S-EYE in English

— bull's-eyed , adj.

/boolz"uy'/ , n. , pl. bull's-eyes .

1. the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice.

2. a shot that hits this.

3. the center or central area of a military target, as of a town or factory, in a bombing raid.

4. a missile that strikes the central area of a target.

5. the coordinates or instance of aiming and firing a missile that results in its hitting the center of a target.

6. Informal.

a. any statement or act that is precisely to the point or achieves a desired result directly.

b. something that is decisive or crucial; crux.

7. a small circular opening or window.

8. a thick disk or lenslike piece of glass inserted in a roof, ship's deck, etc., to admit light.

9. Optics. a lens of short focal length.

10. a lantern equipped with a lens of this sort.

11. Naut. an oval or circular wooden block having a groove around it and a hole in the center, through which to reeve a rope.

12. Meteorol. (formerly) the eye of a storm.

13. a large, round piece of peppermint-flavored hard candy.

[ 1680-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .