🔤 Backsight

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URDU

پچھلی جانب کا معائنہ، پچھلی پیمائش، پیچھے کی طرف نشان
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
pichli janib ka muaina, pichli pemaish, peechay ki taraf nishan
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ENGLISH

📚noun
backsight
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /ˈbæksaɪt/
Phonetic: /bak syt/
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DEFINITION

sight taken backward in surveying, rear observation point, backward reading on a level
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

The surveyor recorded the backsight before moving the level to the next station. A correct backsight reading is essential for accurate elevation measurements across the site. The assistant held the rod steady while the surveyor took the backsight through the instrument. After taking the backsight, the team calculated the height of the new benchmark. The backsight helps verify that the instrument has not shifted between successive measurements.
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SYNONYMS

rear sight backward reading reverse sight back measurement

ANTONYMS

foresight forward sight front reading forward view
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