blow a backsight

verb

To occupy a point, then enter the wrong point for the backsight, or forget to enter the backsight.

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Meanings

verbblow a backsight (third-person singular simple present blows a backsight, present participle blowing a backsight, simple past blew a backsight, past participle blown a backsight)

present singular third person blows a backsight · participle present blowing a backsight · past blew a backsight · participle past blown a backsight

  1. geographyTo occupy a point, then enter the wrong point for the backsight, or forget to enter the backsight.
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APA

blow a backsight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20a%20backsight

MLA

“blow a backsight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20a%20backsight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blow a backsight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20a%20backsight.

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