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Definition of cross hairs noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cross hairs

noun
 
/ˈkrɒs heəz/
 
/ˈkrɔːs herz/
(British English)
(North American English crosshairs)
[plural]Idioms
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  1. a pair of very thin wires in the shape of a cross that you see when you look through a gunsight, microscope, etc.
    • I raised the rifle and got the deer in the cross hairs.
Idioms
(caught) in the cross hairs
  1. in a situation in which you are the target or victim of somebody's anger, violence or blame
    • In the fight over immigration, it's kids who are really getting caught in the cross hairs.
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