deadeye

• Substantivo com dois sentidos principais: pode designar um atirador excepcionalmente preciso ou, no contexto marítimo, um disco redondo de madeira com furos e um sulco no perímetro, usado para tencionar as vigias.

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to an exceptionally accurate marksman, or, in nautical contexts, to a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used for tightening a shroud.

1. Expert marksmanB2informal

   A person who is exceptionally accurate when shooting a firearm or bow.

   Atirador de elite

   • The old hunter was a deadeye with his rifle.
   • She earned a reputation as a deadeye in the shooting competition.
   • The sniper, a true deadeye, hit the target from over a mile away.

   Sinônimoscrack shotmarksmansharpshootersniper

2. Nautical rigging componentC2formaltechnical

   A round, flat wooden block with holes and a grooved edge, used on sailing ships to tighten the shrouds (ropes supporting the mast).

   Bigota

   • The sailor replaced the worn deadeye on the ship's rigging.
   • The deadeye and lanyard system is used to tension the standing rigging.
   • He carefully threaded the rope through the holes of the deadeye.