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| sighting | |
| 1. n. The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for. |  |
| There will be a small prize for the first sighting of a seal. | |
| sight | |
| 1. n. (in the singular) The ability to see. | |
| He is losing his sight and now can barely read. | |
| 2. n. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view. | |
| to gain sight of land | |
| 3. n. Something seen. | |
| 4. n. Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad. | |
| We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on. | |
| You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume! | |
| 5. n. A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target. | |
| 6. n. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained. | |
| the sight of a quadrant | |
| 7. n. (now colloquial) a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative. | |
| a sight of money | |
| This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home! | |
| 8. n. 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. | |
| 9. n. (obsolete) The instrument of seeing; the eye. | |
| 10. n. Mental view; opinion; judgment. | |
| In their sight it was harmless. | |
| 11. v. To register visually. | |
| 12. v. To get sight of (something). | |
| to sight land from a ship | |
| 13. v. To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight. | |
| to sight a rifle or a cannon | |
| 14. v. To take aim at. | |
