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boresight

American  
[bawr-sahyt, bohr-] / ˈbɔrˌsaɪt, ˈboʊr- /

verb (used with object)

  1. to verify the alignment of the sights and bore of (a firearm).

Etymology

Origin of boresight

Back formation from boresighting; bore 2, sight, -ing 1

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