Arkansas elevation

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Noun

Arkansas elevation (plural Arkansas elevations)

  1. (US, slang) A shooter's adjustment by aiming higher than the target's position in the sight to allow for the bullet's drop during travel rather than adjusting the sight.
    Hypernyms: elevation < adjustment, correction
    Coordinate terms: Kentucky windage, Tennessee windage

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