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The correct spelling is targets.
How to pronounce targets
noun
Say it like: Tar-jet-s
The correct spelling is targets. A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. For example: "Take careful aim at the target."
Usage Examples
“Take careful aim at the target.”
“They have a target to finish the project by November.”
“He made a good target.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
- 2.A goal or objective.
- 3.A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
- 4.A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.
- 5.A bearing representing a buckler.
verb
- 1.To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
- 2.To aim for as an audience or demographic.
- 3.To produce code suitable for.
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