Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Foresight

Foresight , noun

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.
(Surveying) 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.
(Gunnery) Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.