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target

target is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target.
  2. 2.(Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
  3. 3.(Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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