backsight
- Noun. The rear sight of a firearm.
- Noun. (surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the theodolite.
- Noun. (surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
- Verb. (surveying) To shoot a backsight. .
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