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   Sighting

   /ˈsʌɪtɪŋ/

   

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   • 1. an instance of seeing or catching sight of something, typically something unusual or rare: "the reported sightings of a UFO near a Suffolk airbase"

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   What does sighting mean?

   • A sighting of something, especially something unusual or unexpected is an occasion on which it is seen. The National Weather Service has reported several tornado sightings in Illinois. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Another name for sight (sense 10) Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is the meaning of sight?

   • 2. the area within which things can be seen by someone. The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.

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   What is the difference between sight and site?

   • Sight comes from Old English gesiht, meaning "the faculty or act of sight, thing seen." Site is most often concerned with location; it is related to situate, "to locate," and situation, "relative position or combination of circumstances at a particular moment." A building site is the place where a building is, or will be, located.

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   1. : something that is seen : spectacle. 2. a. : a thing regarded as worth seeing usually used in plural. the sights of the city. b. : something ludicrous or disorderly in appearance. you look a sight.

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   Sighting definition: an occasion on which something is seen. See examples of SIGHTING used in a sentence.

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   3 days ago · A sighting of something, especially something unusual or unexpected is an occasion on which it is seen.

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   The act of catching sight of something, especially something unusual or searched for: a sighting of a whale in the harbor; a reported sighting of a UFO.

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   sighting. noun. /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/. /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/. an occasion when somebody sees somebody/something, especially something unusual or something that lasts for only a short time. a reported sighting of the Loch Ness monster. This was the first sighting of the comet for 1 000 years.