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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 663 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ALIGNMENT (from Fr. d and ligne, the See also:Lat. Linea, a See also:line)  , a setting in See also:line, generally straight, or the way in which the line runs; an 'expression used in See also:surveying, See also:drawing, and in military arrangements, the See also:alignment of a See also:regiment or a See also:camp meaning the situation when See also:drawn up in line or the relative position of the tents . The alignment of a See also:rifle has reference to the way of getting the See also:sights into line with the See also:object, so as to aim correctly .

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