(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chankings
chankings
noun
plural of chanking
chickling
chickling
noun
A small chick or chicken; a baby chick.
The leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus as well as other Lathyrus species.
chinkiang
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
chungking
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cocklight
cocklight
noun
twilight at cockcrow; daybreak.
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gorchakov
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
havocking
highjacks
highjacks
noun
plural of highjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of highjack
hijacking
hijacking
noun
The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
verb
present participle of hijack
hogchoker
hogchoker
noun
Trinectes maculatus, a small flatfish found along the coast of parts of North America.
hogsucker
hogsucker
noun
Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
jacklight
jacklight
noun
(Canada, US) A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.
verb
(hunting, US, Canada) To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
kawaguchi
kinkcough
kinkcough
noun
Alternative form of chincough (“whooping cough”)
kiungchow
kuangchou
kvetching
kvetching
noun
Persistent complaining.
verb
present participle of kvetch
kwangchow
mangohick
roughneck
roughneck
noun
(colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig.
(colloquial, chiefly US) An ironworker; a dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer.
(colloquial, chiefly US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.
verb
To work as a laborer on an oil rig.
shackings
shackling
shackling
verb
present participle of shackle
shuckings
shuckings
noun
plural of shucking
sketching
sketching
noun
Something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch.
verb
present participle of sketch
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
unchoking
unchoking
verb
present participle of unchoke
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.