Dictionary:Backsight
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1. A sight on a previously established survey point with the objective of determining the position and elevation of the survey instrument. The closing sight of a traverse or level-line loop is not considered a backsight. 2. In plane-table traversing, orientation of the table is by aligning the alidade on an established mapped point.
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