📖 Definitions of "Sighting"
- 1
To register visually.
- 2
To get sight of (something).
"to sight land from a ship"
- 3
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
"to sight a rifle or a cannon"
- 4
To take aim at.
- 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."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sighting"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| visionnoun | (uncountable) The sense or ability of sight. |
| viewnoun | The act of seeing or looking at something. |
| surveynoun | A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality. |
| great dealnoun | (idiomatic, usually singular) Large number, amount, or extent; profusion. |
| lotnoun | A large quantity or number; a great deal. |
| mucklenoun | (chiefly Scotland) A great amount. |
| micklenoun | (archaic, now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, especially Northumbria) (Very) great or large. |
| massnoun | (physical) Matter, material. |
| plentynoun | A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude. |
| dealnoun | (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good). |
| heapnoun | A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation. |
| pilenoun | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| messnoun | a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation |
| wadnoun | An amorphous, compact mass. |
| slewnoun | A large amount. |
| mintnoun | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| spatenoun | (countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring. |
| hatfulnoun | (colloquial) A large amount or number. |
| stacknoun | (heading) A pile. |
| raftnoun | A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. |
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