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Cross Wire

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration

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Variants

synonym
cross hair
plural
Cross Wires
possessive
Cross Wire's
pluralpossessive
Cross Wires'