backsight
noun
Meaning
- The rear sight of a firearm.
- 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).
- A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
- To shoot a backsight.
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