foreshot

noun5

1. •
   The spirits that first come over when an alcoholic liquid is distilled.
2. •
   The foreground of a photographic image.

   • It was obviously an Aspen Valley resident because she recognised the stabling in the background, but the tall dark bay horse in the foreshot didn't look familiar. — 2013
3. •
   A shot that sends something forewards, such as a shot that sends the ball ahead the player making it.

   • Foreshots knock the ball forward.
4. •
   A measurement of the azimuth when sighting to the next point along a path that is being measured with a compass.

   • Twelve foreshot and twelve backshot records at varying offsets were acquired for each geophone setup to achieve 24 fold duplicity. — 1997
5. •
   A portion of a building that protrudes out.