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BACK LASH [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Small Arms
DEF

The failure of a sight screw to move the exact required distance when making adjustments.

OBS

backlash: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

Key term(s)
  • back lash

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Armes légères
DEF

Défaillance pendant le réglage causé par la vis qui ne réussit pas à déplacer le dispositif de visée de la distance exacte voulue.

OBS

jeu de réglage : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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