Dispart Definition

dispärt
verb
To divide into parts; separate.
Webster's New World
To furnish with a dispart sight.
Wiktionary
To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.
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noun

The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.

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A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore.

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Origin of Dispart

  • From Italian dispartire and its source, Latin dispartire.

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Dispart Sentence Examples

  • D is the dispart sight, S the tangent sight, A'DS the clearance angle.

  • At greater elevations than this the muzzle notch is used; to align on the target at lesser angles the dispart sight is so used.

  • Guns without dispart sights cannot be layed at elevations below the clearance angle.

  • In the case of most guns it was used in conjunction with the dispart sight above referred to.

  • This was of wood; the third sight, also of wood, was for guns without a dispart patch, which consequently could not be layed at elevations below the dispart.

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Words Starting With

DDIDIS

Words Ending With

TRTART

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Words Starting With D and Ending With T

Starts With D & Ends With TStarts With DI & Ends With TStarts With D & Ends With RT

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With T