(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
bagritski
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
beknights
beknights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beknight
casketing
casketing
verb
present participle of casket
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
gaitskell
gaitskell
Proper noun
A surname, a variant of Gaskell.
ghostlike
ghostlike
adj
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
goatskins
goatskins
noun
plural of goatskin
grunitsky
guiltsick
kingbolts
kingbolts
noun
plural of kingbolt
kingliest
kingliest
adj
superlative form of kingly: most kingly
kingposts
kingposts
noun
plural of kingpost
kingsport
kingstown
kingstown
Proper noun
The name of several places in the United States, Australia, and the Caribbean, including the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The former name for Dún Laoghaire in Ireland.
kingstree
knaggiest
knaggiest
adj
superlative form of knaggy: most knaggy
knightess
knightess
noun
(rare) A female knight.
(rare) The wife of a knight.
knightsen
knittings
knittings
noun
plural of knitting
mistaking
mistaking
noun
(obsolete) A mistake.
verb
present participle of mistake
outasking
outasking
verb
present participle of outask
pigsticks
pigsticks
noun
plural of pigstick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pigstick
ringstick
sitzkrieg
sitzkrieg
noun
The Phoney War (French: Drôle de guerre; German: Sitzkrieg) was an eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front, when French troops invaded Germany's Saar district.
warfare without any military operations or campaigns, a stalemate
sketching
sketching
noun
Something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch.
verb
present participle of sketch
skintight
skintight
adj
Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin.
skintling
skirtings
skirtings
noun
plural of skirting
skittaget
skittling
skittling
verb
present participle of skittle
sklenting
skylights
skylights
noun
plural of skylight
socketing
socketing
verb
present participle of socket
stagelike
stagelike
adj
(sciences) proceeding through discrete stages; often used of developmental processes.
Resembling or characteristic of a stage (setting where a dramatic work is performed).
steckling
stickling
stickling
verb
present participle of stickle
stinkbugs
stinkbugs
noun
plural of stinkbug
stockings
stockings
noun
plural of stocking
storkling
storkling
noun
The young of a stork.
streaking
streaking
noun
Condition of being streaked; a streak.
verb
present participle of streak
streeking
streeking
verb
present participle of streek
strokings
strokings
noun
Strippings; the last milk drawn from a cow at a milking.