boresight

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Synonyms: foresight, forenight, forelight, bombsight, foreright, bar sight, fore sight, resight

Antonyms: foresight, forenight, forelight, bombsight, foreright, bar sight, fore sight, resight

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Noun

1. The [[optical]] [[axis]] of a [[directional]] [[antenna]].
2. {{lb|en|firearms|artillery}} A [[device]] [[mount]]ed along the [[bore]] [[axis]] of a [[gun barrel]] for purposes of [[align]]ing the barrel with the gun's [[sights]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|firearms|artillery}} To use a [[#Noun|boresight]] to [[align]] a [[gun barrel]] with the gun's [[sights]].

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