meaning of dispart
1. To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to rend; to rive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers.
2. To separate, to open; to cleave.
3. The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
4. 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; -- called also dispart sight, and muzzle sight.
5. To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.
6. To furnish with a dispart sight.
Related Words
dispart | disparted | disparting |
