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sight·ing  (stng)
n.
The act of catching sight of something, especially something unusual or searched for: a sighting of a whale in the harbor; a reported sighting of a UFO.

Actual visual contact. Does not include other contacts, which must be reported by type, e.g., radar and sonar contacts. See also contact report.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sighting - the act of observingsighting - the act of observing; "several sightings of enemy troops were reported"
observance, watching, observation - the act of observing; taking a patient look
landfall - the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)
Translations
sighting [ˈsaɪtɪŋ] Nobservación f
further sightings of the missing girl have been reportedse sabe que la chica desaparecida ha sido vista en más ocasiones
sighting [ˈsaɪtɪŋ] n (= spotting) → cas m
The National Weather Service has reported several tornado sightings in Illinois → La météorologie nationale a fait état de plusieurs cas de tornade dans l'Illinois.
sight-read [ˈsaɪtriːd] (MUSIC)
vidéchiffrer
vtdéchiffrer
sighting
nSichten nt; at the first sighting of landals zum ersten Mal Land gesichtet wurde; another sighting of the monster was reporteddas Ungeheuer soll erneut gesehen or gesichtet worden sein
sighting [ˈsaɪtɪŋ] navvistamento
several sightings have been reported → si è avuta notizia di diversi avvistamenti


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