"bore sight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bore sights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bore sight (plural bore sights)
  1. (firearms) An optical device, mounted on or near the end of a firearm's barrel, used to align the sights with the bore. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-bore_sight-en-noun-To1DuEmr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 25 21 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  2. (firearms) A dummy cartridge containing a small battery-operated laser, used to align the sights. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-bore_sight-en-noun-Xj8vGJ-a Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Verb

Forms: bore sights [present, singular, third-person], bore sighting [participle, present], bore sighted [participle, past], bore sighted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} bore sight (third-person singular simple present bore sights, present participle bore sighting, simple past and past participle bore sighted)
  1. (firearms) To align the sights and aiming point of a firearm using a bore sight optical tool. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-bore_sight-en-verb-E9hWYl2U Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Inflected forms

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