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, backchat, backseat, buckshot, backcast, backstay, bakit, backside, bight, bassist, behight, bast, bibacity, backdate, back out, big shot, base hit, basicity, baby-sit
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