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blow a backsight

blow a backsight verb: to occupy a point, then enter the wrong point for the backsight, or forget to enter the backsight.

Verb

blow a backsight (third-person singular simple present blows a backsight, present participle blowing a backsight, simple past blew a backsight, past participle blown a backsight)

  1. To occupy a point, then enter the wrong point for the backsight, or forget to enter the backsight.

Forms of blow a backsight

third-person singular presentblows a backsight
present participleblowing a backsight
pastblew a backsight
past participleblown a backsight

Questions about blow a backsight

What does blow a backsight mean?
Blow a backsight means to occupy a point, then enter the wrong point for the backsight, or forget to enter the backsight.
What part of speech is blow a backsight?
Blow a backsight is a verb.
What is the past tense of blow a backsight?
The past tense of blow a backsight is blew a backsight.

Words near blow a backsight in the dictionary

  1. bloviative
  2. bloviator
  3. bloviators
  4. bloviatory
  5. blow
  6. blow a backsight
  7. blow a cloud
  8. blow a fuse
  9. blow a gasket
  10. blow a hole through
  11. blow a kiss

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