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sighting

verb

Meaning

  1. To register visually.
  2. To get sight of (something).
  3. To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
  4. To take aim at.
  5. The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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