sight in

verb

To align the sights of a firearm.

Meanings

verbsight in (third-person singular simple present sights in, present participle sighting in, simple past and past participle sighted in)

present singular third person sights in · participle present sighting in · participle past sighted in · past sighted in

  1. engineeringTo align the sights of a firearm.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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