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boresight

[ bawr-sahyt, bohr- ]
/ ˈbɔrˌsaɪt, ˈboʊr- /

verb (used with object)

to verify the alignment of the sights and bore of (a firearm).

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Origin of boresight

back formation from boresighting;see bore2, sight, -ing1

Words nearby boresight

Borel-Lebesgue theorem, Borelli, borer, borer bomb, borescope, boresight, boresome, bore to death, Borg, Borger, Borgerhout
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