Definition of dispart Dispart
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Wiktionary 
- dispart (Noun)
The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance. - dispart (Noun)
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. - dispart (Verb)
To part, separate. - dispart (Verb)
To divide, divide up, distribute. - dispart (Verb)
To furnish with a dispart sight. - dispart (Verb)
To make allowance for the dispart in a gun, when taking aim.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dispart (v. t.)
To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to rend; to rive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers. - dispart (v. i.)
To separate, to open; to cleave. - dispart (n.)
The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance. - dispart (n.)
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. - dispart (v. t.)
To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim. - dispart (v. t.)
To furnish with a dispart sight.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dispart
dis-pärt′, v.t. to part asunder: to divide, to separate.—v.i. to separate.—n. the difference between the thickness of metal at the breech and the mouth of a gun
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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dispart
The difference between the semi-diameter of the base-ring at the breech of a gun, and that of the ring at the swell of the muzzle. On account of the dispart, the line of aim makes a small angle with the axis; so that the elevation of the latter above the horizon is greater than that of the line of aim: an allowance for the dispart is consequently necessary in determining the commencement of the graduations on the tangent scale, by which the required elevation is given to the gun.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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dispart
In gunnery, half the difference between the diameter of the base-ring at the breech of a gun and that of the swell of the muzzle. In guns which have no front sights, it is therefore the tangent of the natural angle of sight to a radius equal to the distance from the rear of the base-ring, or base-line, to the highest point of the swell of the muzzle, measured parallel to the axis. For convenience the muzzle sight is usually made equal in height to the dispart in modern guns,--giving a natural line of sight parallel to the axis of the piece.
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