A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
(Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
(Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter.
A goal for an activity; as, the target of this year's fundraising drive is 2 million dollars.
A metallic object toward which a beam of electrons is aimed in a tube designed to generate X-rays; when the electrons strike the target, the impact causes emission of X-rays.
Any object toward which a beam of photons, a laser beam, an electron beam, or a beam of atomic or subatomic particles is aimed.
A person who is the subject of criticism or ridicule.
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target.
