buck in

verb

To align or sight an instrument (such as a theodolite or level) precisely between two marks or points for accurate measurement.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbbuck in (third-person singular simple present bucks in, present participle bucking in, simple past and past participle bucked in)

present singular third person bucks in · participle present bucking in · participle past bucked in · past bucked in

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo align or sight an instrument (such as a theodolite or level) precisely between two marks or points for accurate measurement.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“buck in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

Source: buck in on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.