foreshot

plural foreshots

1. chemistryThe spirits that first come over when an alcoholic liquid is distilled.

   Synonyms: head · Antonyms: tail, tailings

2. hobbiesA shot that sends something forewards, such as a shot that sends the ball ahead the player making it.

   Foreshots knock the ball forward.

3. A measurement of the azimuth when sighting to the next point along a path that is being measured with a compass.

   Twelve foreshot and twelve backshot records at varying offsets were acquired for each geophone setup to achieve 24 fold duplicity.

   1997, Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, volume 2

4. architectureA portion of a building that protrudes out.
5. artsThe foreground of a photographic image.

   It was obviously an Aspen Valley resident because she recognised the stabling in the background, but the tall dark bay horse in the foreshot didn't look familiar.

   2013, Hannah Hooton, Giving Chase, →ISBN, page 122

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of foreshoot