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Noun: sighting  sI-ting
  1. The act of observing
    "several sightings of enemy troops were reported"
Verb: sight  sIt
  1. Catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
    "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"; "We sightd a ship on the horizon";
    - spy, descry [literary], spot, espy
     
  2. Take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
    "The hunter sighted his rifle at the target"

Sounds like: citing, siting

Derived forms: sightings

Type of: aim, comprehend, direct, observation, perceive, take, take aim, train, watching

Encyclopedia: Sighting

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