boresight
noun, verb
boresight is spelled B-O-R-E-S-I-G-H-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, boresight means “The optical axis of a directional antenna” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of boresight is boresights.
How many letters and syllables are in boresight?
| Letters | 9: B-O-R-E-S-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is boresight?
Boresight appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of boresight
- boresights plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- boresighting participle, present
- boresighted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boresight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The optical axis of a directional antenna.
- 2
A device mounted along the bore axis of a gun barrel for purposes of aligning the barrel with the gun's sights.
verb
- 1
To use a boresight to align a gun barrel with the gun's sights.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does boresight come from?
From bore + sight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).