backsight
[ bak-sahyt ]
/ ˈbækˌsaɪt /
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noun Surveying.
a sight on a previously occupied instrument station.
(in leveling) the reading on a rod that is held on a point of known elevation, used in computing the elevation of the instrument.
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Words nearby backsight
back shift, backshore, backside, backside-front, backside-to, backsight, back slang, backslap, backslapping, backslash, backslide
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The tiny figures seen over the slide of the backsight seemed a little larger, but also fewer at each successive volley.
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British Dictionary definitions for backsight
backsight
/ (ˈbækˌsaɪt) /
noun
the sight of a rifle nearer the stock
surveying a reading taken looking backwards to a previously occupied stationCompare foresight (def. 4)
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