Boresight
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Boresight is a noun meaning The optical axis of a directional antenna.
Meaning
The optical axis of a directional antenna.
More Meanings
- (firearms, weaponry) A device mounted along the bore axis of a gun barrel for purposes of aligning the barrel with the gun's sights.
- (firearms, weaponry) To use a boresight to align a gun barrel with the gun's sights.
Example Sentences
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[…]
Word Forms
- boresights
- boresighting
- boresighted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include squint, bullseye, backsight, aperture, eyepoint, sightline.
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