Backsight (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Surveying.
  1. a sight on a previously occupied instrument station.
  2. (in leveling) the reading on a rod that is held on a point of known elevation, used in computing the elevation of the instrument.
noun
  1. the sight of a rifle nearer the stock
  2. a reading taken looking backwards to a previously occupied station
Backsight (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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