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buck in

buck in verb: to align or sight an instrument (such as a theodolite or level) precisely between two marks or points for accurate measurement.

Verb

buck in (third-person singular simple present bucks in, present participle bucking in, simple past and past participle bucked in)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To align or sight an instrument (such as a theodolite or level) precisely between two marks or points for accurate measurement.

Forms of buck in

third-person singular presentbucks in
present participlebucking in
past participlebucked in
pastbucked in

Questions about buck in

What does buck in mean?
Buck in means to align or sight an instrument (such as a theodolite or level) precisely between two marks or points for accurate measurement.
What part of speech is buck in?
Buck in is a verb.
What is the past tense of buck in?
The past tense of buck in is bucked in.

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