How to pronounce “boresight”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The optical axis of a directional antenna.
• (firearms, weaponry) A device mounted along the bore axis of a gun barrel for purposes of aligning the barrel with the gun's sights.
• [Verb]
• (firearms, weaponry) To use a boresight to align a gun barrel with the gun's sights.

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