boresighting

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noun

The alignment of a microwave or radar antenna using purely optical means.

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Meanings

nounboresighting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe alignment of a microwave or radar antenna using purely optical means.
  2. uncountableThe alignment of the bore of a gun and its gunsight in parallel.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of boresight

Origin

From bore + sighting.

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Cite this entry
APA

boresighting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boresighting

MLA

“boresighting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boresighting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boresighting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boresighting.

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