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backsight

noun

Etymology

From back + sight.

  1. inherited from *sihti✻ — “seeing, sight”
  2. inherited from sihþ — “something seen; vision”
  3. inherited from sighte
  4. compounded as backsight — “back + sight”

Definitions

  1. The rear sight of a firearm.

    • Holonym: iron sights

  2. A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate…

    A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).

  3. A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a…

    A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To shoot a backsight.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA