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boresight en · NOUN

Etymology

From bore + sight.

Meanings

1. The optical axis of a directional antenna.
2. A device mounted along the bore axis of a gun barrel for purposes of aligning the barrel with the gun's sights.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
boresights	Number=Plur		lexicographic

boresight en · VERB

Etymology

From bore + sight.

Meanings

1. 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:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
boresighted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
boresighted	Tense=Past		lexicographic
boresighting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
boresights	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic