target : Idioms & Phrases


dead on target

  • adjective satellite accurately placed or thrown
    true.
    • his aim was true
    • he was dead on target
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radar target

  • noun a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
    pip; blip.
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takeover target

  • noun a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer
    takeover target.
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target acquisition system

  • noun a shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employment
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target area

  • noun the location of the target that is to be hit
    target.
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target cell

  • noun any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc.
  • noun an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia
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target company

  • noun a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer
    takeover target.
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target language

  • noun the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated
    object language.
  • noun a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated
    object language.
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target organ

  • noun (radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance
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target practice

  • noun practice in shooting at targets
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target program

  • noun a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer
    object program.
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target range

  • noun a practice range for target practice
    firing range.
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target-hunting

  • adjective satellite guided automatically toward the target
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water-target

  • noun aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums
    Brasenia schreberi; water-shield.
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