'Sighting' definitions:
Definition of 'sighting'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of observing; "several sightings of enemy troops were reported"
Definition of 'Sighting'
From: GCIDE
- Sight \Sight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sighting.]
- 1. To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck. --Kane. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sighting'
From: GCIDE
- Sighting \Sight"ing\, a. & n. from Sight, v. t. [1913 Webster]
- Sighting shot, a shot made to ascertain whether the sights of a firearm are properly adjusted; a trial shot. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Sighting'
- At sight,
- Sight,
- Sighted,
- Sightful,
- Sightfulness,
- Sightly,
- in sight,
- out of sight,
- sights,
- Bill of sight,
- Breech sight,
- Day sight,
- Fore sight,
- Front sight,
- Globe sight,
- Leaf sight,
- Line of sight,
- Muzzle sight,
- Night sight,
- Open sight,
- Peep sight,
- Point of sight,
- Rear sight,
- Sight draft,
- Sighting shot,
- Telescope sight,
- Telescopic sight,
- To heave in sight,
- To lose sight of,
- To take sight,
- at first sight,
- battle sight,
- catch sight,
- clear sighted,
- dim sighted,
- dispart sight,
- in plain sight,
- keep in sight,
- lose sight of,
- not by a blame sight,
- not by a long sight,
- panoramic sight,
- second sight,
- sight bill,
- sight gag,
- sight see,
- sight setting,
- Clear-sighted,
- Dim-sighted,
- Dull-sighted,
- Eagle-sighted,
- Half-sighted,
- High-sighted,
- Long-sight,
- Long-sighted,
- Quick-sighted,
- Second-sight,
- Second-sighted,
- Sharp-sighted,
- Sight-hole,
- Sight-seeing,
- Sight-seer,
- Sight-shot,
- gun-sight,
- keen-sighted,
- near-sighted,
- night-sight,
- short-sighted,
- sight-read,
- sight-sing