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SIGHTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of observing
Example:
several sightings of enemy troops were reported
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sighting" is a kind of...):
observance; observation; watching (the act of observing; taking a patient look)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sighting"):
landfall (the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water))
Derivation:
sight (catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb sight
