boresighting

Noun

Meaning

The alignment of a microwave or radar antenna using purely optical means

The alignment of the bore of a gun and its gunsight in parallel

Examples

2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment soldier, assisting in the critical job of "boresighting" the alignment of all the tank's sights to the center of the axis of the bore of the main gun on an M1A1 Abrams in Mosul, Iraq in January 2005. Source: Internet

Hand signals enable the gunner (inside the tank) to train the main gun onto a boresighting target. Source: Internet

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