rearsight

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noun

A sight at the rear of a weapon.

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Meanings

nounrearsight (plural rearsights)

plural rearsights

  1. engineeringA sight at the rear of a weapon.

Origin

From rear + sight.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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