Definition of backsight
English to English noun - 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.
source: Webster 1913
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backsight, backset, backcast, backseat, backchat, bakit, backstay, buckshot, backside, bight, behight, bassist, bast, back out, basicity, big shot, backdate, baby-sit, base hit, bibacity
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