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deadeye::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | crack shot, marksman, sharpshooter |
Examples of deadeye
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When Larkin needed 3-points, the Royals turned to their catch-and-shoot deadeye.
From the dailyherald.com
They have an elite big man, an elite wing and a deadeye three-point shooter.
From the freep.com
Normally a deadeye shot, Kroenke was unnerved to be playing in front of so many fans.
From the businessweek.com
Allen was poked in the eye in the first quarter but returned to be a deadeye shooter.
From the washingtonpost.com
Mike McGlashan, a 6-foot-2 senior, is averaging 17 points and is a deadeye from three-point range.
From the latimes.com
Wallace, a sophomore guard, is a deadeye from 3-point range.
From the thenewstribune.com
His deadeye driving should, however, see him challenge again.
From the independent.co.uk
He developed a deadeye, spot-up jumper from 25 feet and in.
From the washingtonpost.com
England's Jonny Wilkinson is brave in defense, obsessive by nature but composed when it counts, and, of course, a deadeye.
From the time.com
- A dead shot
- (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud
- A deadeye is an item used in the standing and running rigging of traditional sailing ships. It is a smallish round thick wooden disc with one or more holes through it, perpendicular to the plane of the disc. Single and triple-hole deadeyes are most commonly seen.
- Deadeye is a fictional Marvel Comics character who first appeared in the Starriors series based on the toyline of the same name. ...
- A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds; A very accurate marksman; A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant; Very accurate with shooting or throwing; About a stare: cold; unfriendly
- (Dead-eyes) blocks in the shroud rigging to adjust tension.
- (Deadeyes) The flat, round wooden block with a grooved perimeter and three holes through which the lanyard is threaded and used to extend the shrouds; also the triangular blocks with one large hole that are similarly used to extend the stays.
- (Green Arrow counterpart)
- A circular block of wood, with three holes through it, for the lanyards of rigging to reeve through, without sheaves, and with a groove round it for an iron strap. (See page 59.)
