Buckler vs. Target

Bucklernoun

A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.

Targetnoun

A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.

‘Take careful aim at the target.’;

Bucklernoun

(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.

Targetnoun

A goal or objective.

‘They have a target to finish the project by November.’;

Bucklernoun

(zoology) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.

Targetnoun

A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

Bucklernoun

(zoology) The anterior segment of the shell of a trilobites.

Targetnoun

(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.

Bucklernoun

(nautical) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.

Targetnoun

(heraldry) A bearing representing a buckler.

Bucklerverb

(obsolete) To shield; to defend.

‘Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right, / Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree? — Shakespeare.’;

Targetnoun

(sports) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.

‘He made a good target.’;

Bucklernoun

A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body.

Targetnoun

(surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.

Bucklernoun

One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.

Targetnoun

(rail transport) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.

Bucklernoun

A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.

Targetnoun

(cricket) the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win

Bucklerverb

To shield; to defend.

‘Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right,Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree?’;

Targetnoun

(linguistics) The tenor of a metaphor.

Bucklernoun

armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

Targetnoun

(translation studies) The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.

‘Do you charge by source or target?’;

Bucklernoun

a small round shield held by a handle or worn on the forearm.

Targetnoun

A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.

Buckler

A buckler (French bouclier 'shield', from Old French bocle, boucle 'boss') is a small shield, up to 45 cm (up to 18 in) in diameter, gripped in the fist with a central handle behind the boss. While being used in Europe since antiquity, it became more common as a companion weapon in hand-to-hand combat during the Medieval and Renaissance periods.

Targetnoun

A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.

Targetnoun

A tassel or pendant.

Targetnoun

A shred; a tatter.

Targetverb

(transitive) To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).

Targetverb

To aim for as an audience or demographic.

‘The advertising campaign targeted older women.’;

Targetverb

To produce code suitable for.

‘This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors.’;

Targetnoun

A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

Targetnoun

A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.

Targetnoun

The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.

Targetnoun

A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.

Targetnoun

A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.

Targetnoun

A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter.

Targetnoun

A goal for an activity; as, the target of this year's fundraising drive is 2 million dollars.

Targetnoun

A metallic object toward which a beam of electrons is aimed in a tube designed to generate X-rays; when the electrons strike the target, the impact causes emission of X-rays.

Targetnoun

Any object toward which a beam of photons, a laser beam, an electron beam, or a beam of atomic or subatomic particles is aimed.

Targetnoun

A person who is the subject of criticism or ridicule.

Targetnoun

a reference point to shoot at;

‘his arrow hit the mark’;

Targetnoun

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence;

‘he fell prey to muggers’; ‘everyone was fair game’; ‘the target of a manhunt’;

Targetnoun

the location of the target that is to be hit

Targetnoun

sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

Targetnoun

the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable);

‘the sole object of her trip was to see her children’;

Targetverb

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;

‘He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face’; ‘criticism directed at her superior’; ‘direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself’;

Targetnoun

a person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack

‘the airport terminal was the target of a bomb’; ‘a military target’;

Targetnoun

a mark or point at which one fires or aims, especially a round or rectangular board marked with concentric circles used in archery or shooting.

Targetnoun

an objective or result towards which efforts are directed

‘the car met its sales target in record time’;

Targetnoun

a person or thing against whom criticism or abuse is directed

‘they were the target for a wave of abuse from the press’;

Targetnoun

an idealization of the articulation of a speech sound, with reference to which actual utterances can be described.

Targetnoun

a small round shield or buckler.

Targetverb

select as an object of attention or attack

‘two men were targeted by the attackers’;

Targetverb

aim or direct (something)

‘warheads were targeted on a European city’;