English Explanatory Dictionary

dispart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To part, separate.
  2. To divide, divide up, distribute.
noun
  1. The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
  2. A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore.
verb
  1. To furnish with a dispart sight.
  2. To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.

Word forms

dispart disparts disparting disparted

Etymology

From Italian dispartire and its source, Latin dispartire.

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