| bracket [`brak·ǝt] BUILDING CONSTRUCTION A vertical board to support the tread of a stair. CIVIL ENGINEERING A projecting support. ORDNANCE 1. The distance between two strikes or series of strikes, one of which is over the target and the other short of it, or one of which is to the right and the other to the left of the target. 2. A group of shots (or bombs) which fall both over and short of the target. |