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to boresight

to boresight

8.8
To align a sight with a barrel to make shots accurate
  • verb
  • /ˈbɔːrˌsaɪt/
  • Specialized
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  • Technicians must carefully boresight the instrument to ensure accurate measurements.

Examples

  • He learned how to boresight his rifle using a simple laser tool.

  • Make sure to boresight your rifle before the hunt.

  • Before heading to the range, the shooter will boresight the new scope to save time.

  • He boresighted the scope to improve accuracy.

  • Before taking the shot, he carefully boresighted the rifle to ensure accuracy.

  • The technician boresighted the telescope to align it with the main focal point.

  • To improve his aim, she boresighted the crosshairs with the target in her sights.

Synonyms

to zero in
vsto boresight
  • Specialized
4 7.0

To adjust a gun or rifle so it shoots accurately at a set distance

aligns sights with the barrel axis for general accuracy not aiming at a single distance
to zero
vsto boresight
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Adjust a gun sight so bullets hit the target at a chosen distance

aligns sights with the barrel axis for broad accuracy not tied to one distance

How Aligned

to zero
  • Specialized
1 8.2
to boresight
  • Specialized
8.8
to align
89 3.5
to aim
256 1.0

Surface Forms

boresight infinitive
boresighted past
boresighted past participle
boresighting present participle
boresights third person singular

Morphology

boresight = boresight (semi-transparent) = bore + sight

The verb is a technical conversion from the noun 'boresight', and although the action is directly related to the noun, the term is specialized.

Etymology

Boresight comes from bore 'barrel hole' and sight 'to aim'. To boresight something is to line up the sight with the barrel so the sight points where the barrel points, which makes aiming accurate.