sights

The Sailor's Word-Book

The fixed marks on fire-arms, by which their direction is regulated in aiming: generally, two small fittings of brass or iron, that near the breech having a notched head, and that towards the muzzle a pointed one. (See dispart-sight.)


♦ Astronomical sights. Observations taken to determine the time or latitude, as well as for chronometer rates.

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