Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boresight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: bore-sight
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The optical axis of a directional antenna.

noun

A device mounted along the bore axis of a gun barrel for purposes of aligning the barrel with the gun's sights.

verb

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[…]"

Etymology

From bore + sight.

Inflected Forms

boresights (plural) boresights (present, singular) boresighting (participle, present) boresighted (participle, past) boresighted (past)

Questions

What does boresight mean?: The optical axis of a directional antenna.
Where does boresight come from?: From bore + sight.

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