Sighting

/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

    "There will be a small prize for the first sighting of a seal."

  2. 2
    the act of observing wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sight form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"The earliest known record of a comet sighting was made by an astrologer of the Chinese court in 1059 B.C."

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