sighting

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.

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Actual visual contact. Does not include other contacts, which must be reported by type, e.g., radar and sonar contacts. See also contact report.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sighting - 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] N → observación f
further sightings of the missing girl have been reported → se 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)

vi → déchiffrer

vt → déchiffrer

sighting

n → Sichten nt; at the first sighting of land → als zum ersten Mal Land gesichtet wurde; another sighting of the monster was reported → das Ungeheuer soll erneut gesehen or gesichtet worden sein

sighting [ˈsaɪtɪŋ] n → avvistamento
several sightings have been reported → si è avuta notizia di diversi avvistamenti

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sighting [ˈsaɪtɪŋ] n → avvistamento
several sightings have been reported → si è avuta notizia di diversi avvistamenti