pickle barrel
/ˈpɪkl ˌbarəl/ /ˈpɪkl ˌbar(ə)l/noun
1A barrel for storing pickled food.
2 U.S.A.F. slang. A (small or precise) target. Chiefly in phrases suggesting accuracy in bombing, especially in right in the pickle barrel and variants.
- Apparently originally in claims made for the Norden bombsight..
adjective
US Military slang. Of bombing, etc.: precisely aimed; extremely accurate.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From pickle + barrel.
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