English Explanatory Dictionary

boresight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The optical axis of a directional antenna.
  2. A device mounted along the bore axis of a gun barrel for purposes of aligning the barrel with the gun's sights.
verb
  1. To use a boresight to align a gun barrel with the gun's sights.

Word forms

boresight boresights boresighting boresighted

Etymology

From bore + sight.

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