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sight·ing

(sī′tĭng)

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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sighting

(ˈsaɪtɪŋ)

an occasion on which something is seen

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sighting

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

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun

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

avistamiento

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sighting

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

References in classic literature ?

The fire from the vessels was most ineffectual, owing, as I afterward learned, to the unexpected suddenness of the first volley, which caught the ship's crews entirely unprepared and the sighting apparatus of the guns unprotected from the deadly aim of our warriors.

For example, a proportion of them, always the best marksmen, direct their fire entirely upon the wireless finding and sighting apparatus of the big guns of an attacking naval force; another detail attends to the smaller guns in the same way; others pick off the gunners; still others the officers; while certain other quotas concentrate their attention upon the other members of the crew, upon the upper works, and upon the steering gear and propellers.

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Milled into this base is a slot for the outer micrometer scale worm gear, driven from inside, to serve as a fully adjustable sighting elevation mechanism.

M94 Winchester Vintage Peep Sight: When asked if I could install a cusomter's older Redfield micrometer adjustable peep sight on his top eject Model 94 .30-30 WCF rifle, my answer was right there--Yap! Darn good choice

Eid Al Fitr in Pakistan will be celebrated on June 5, according to the country's first moon sighting website and Hijri Calendar launched by Fawad Chaudhry, Minister of Science and Technology.

Govt announces Eidul Fitr holidays from June 4-7

Clerics of Pakistan's Moon Sighting Committee use a telescope for the new moon that signals the start of Islamic month Ramadan, in Karachi on May 5.

Eid Al Fitr in Pakistan to be celebrated on June 5, according to the country's first Islamic Calendar

Take a look: 190 years of controversy: The Qasim Ali mosque and moon sighting elitism

Central moon-sighting panel held responsible for Eid controversy

There is no practical manner by which they can be moved for sighting in purposes.

Keep It Simple: FIXED SIGHTS ON HANDGUNS ARE STURDY AND DEPENDABLE ONCE SIGHTED IN

Fortunately, we modern handgunners are blessed with more sighting options than this issue has space for.

Love at first sight? Zero-in with these classy upgrades

Recently, I was reading a piece about elite snake-eating specwar soldiers, and the author mentioned in passing how the EOTech or Aimpoint red dot sights on their rifles were actually backup sighting systems.

AR iron sights: vital or useless? A lot of people just don't bother with them anymore, but Tarr is a belt and braces type who insists on them, even on his AR pistols

THESE COMMONLY USED SIGHTING SYSTEMS HAVE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES.

Sights vs. red dot reflex sights vs. riflescopes

The downside to opening the sight is that you give up more refined sighting because there's a lot of white space on either side of your front sight.

Sight right: how to compensate for aging eyes

The general public can now rate everyone's wildlife sighting submissions with a Like or Dislike.