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boresight

noun, verb — 3 senses

boresight

noun

Etymology From bore + sight.

1

The optical axis of a directional antenna.

2

Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry A device mounted along the bore axis of a gun barrel for purposes of aligning the barrel with the gun's sights.

boresight

verb

Etymology From bore + sight.

1

Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry To use a boresight to align a gun barrel with the gun's sights.

  • A holiday spirit prevailed throughout the task group on these special days; stationkeeping was a bit more lax, and gun crews were off-duty so that the gunners could lubricate, adjust, and boresight their guns[…]2022 December 21, Drachinifel, quoting M. Dick van Orden, 11:52 from the start, in Typhoon Cobra - When the weather does more damage than the enemy, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2025:

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