What is any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction called?
foresight — (Surv.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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