Fore"sight` (?), n.
1.
The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge.
Milton.
2.
Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought.
This seems an unseasonable foresight.
Milton.
A random expense, without plan or foresight.
Burke.
3. Surv.
Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction.
4. Gun.
Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.
© Webster 1913.