Definition of Backsight
Back´sight`
Pronunciation:
băk´sīt`
n.
1.
(Surv.)
The
reading
of
the
leveling
staff
in
its
unchanged
position
when
the
leveling
instrument
has
been
taken
to
a
new
position
;
a
sight
directed
backwards
to
a
station
previously
occupied
.
Cf
.
Foresight
,
n
.
,
3
.
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backspace
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backstage
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