Aim and Heading

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Aim noun - The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies.

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Heading is a synonym for aim. In some cases you can use "Heading" instead a noun "Aim".

Nearby Words: aimed, aiming

Heading noun - The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies.

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Aim is a synonym for heading in course topic. You can use "Aim" instead a noun "Heading".

Nearby Words: head, header, headline, headed

best	best aim	best heading
original	original aim	original heading
precise	precise aim	precise heading
bad	bad aim	bad heading
Other adjectives: general, secondary.

Their aim may be terrible, but the bullets are going to keep heading in that direction regardless because of gravity.

Source: Film / Judge Dredd
Another common (and offensive) nickname is the "retard filter", as it takes a lot more work to land over one or two torps per salvo on enemies that often change speed and heading to throw off torpedo aim.

Source: Fan Nickname / World Of Warships
Mark 1 adds a cursor to your targeting reticule that marks where the target will be when the shot gets there (assuming it maintains the same heading), and Mark 2 allows you to set the guns to auto-aim for that point.

Source: Lead the Target

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