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sighting
Noun
  • The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for
Verb
  • present participle of sight
sight
Noun
  • The ability to see. in the singular
  • The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
  • Something seen.
  • Something worth seeing; a spectacle.
  • A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
  • A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
  • a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative. now colloquial
  • In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
  • The instrument of seeing; the eye. obsolete
  • Mental view; opinion; judgment.
Verb
  • To register visually. transitive
  • To get sight of (something). transitive
  • To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight. transitive
  • To take aim at. transitive