target

/ˈtɑr·gɪt/ n [C] (OBJECT AIMED AT)

Definition

› an object aimed and fired at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which arrows, bullets, bombs, and other missiles are aimed: I missed the target. The plane passed over the target. › A target is also a person or group attacked in some way: The president was the main target of the senator’s speech.

(Definition of target n (OBJECT AIMED AT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)