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Target \Tar"get\, n. [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of
Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame,
case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]
1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive
weapon in war.
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2.
(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.
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3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling
staff.
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4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever
to show its position, or for use as a signal.
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5. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting
of the neck and breast joints. [Eng.]
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6. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.]
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7. A goal for an activity; as, the target of this year's
fundraising drive is 2 million dollars.
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8. 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.
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9. Any object toward which a beam of photons, a laser beam,
an electron beam, or a beam of atomic or subatomic
particles is aimed.
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10. A person who is the subject of criticism or ridicule.
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