Associations to the word «Holdover»

Wiktionary

HOLDOVER, noun. Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
HOLDOVER, noun. The distance (at target) by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of impact in order to compensate for bullet drop over the distance to the target.

Dictionary definition

HOLDOVER, noun. An official who remains in office after his term.
HOLDOVER, noun. Something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century".

Wise words

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