ALL meanings of sighting
sight
S s - noun sighting the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision. 1
- noun sighting an act, fact, or instance of seeing. 1
- noun sighting one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight. 1
- noun sighting a view; glimpse. 1
- noun sighting mental perception or regard; judgment. 1
- noun sighting something seen or worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London. 1
- noun sighting Informal. something unusual, surprising, shocking, or distressing: They were a sight after the fight. 1
- noun sighting Commerce. presentation of a bill of exchange: a draft payable at two months after sight. a showing of goods, especially gems, held periodically for wholesalers. 1
- noun sighting Older Use. a multitude; great deal: It's a sight better to work than to starve. 1
- noun sighting an observation taken with a surveying, navigating, or other instrument to ascertain an exact position or direction. 1
- noun sighting any of various mechanical or optical viewing devices, as on a firearm or surveying instrument, for aiding the eye in aiming. 1
- noun sighting Obsolete. skill; insight. 1
- verb with object sighting to see, glimpse, notice, or observe: to sight a ship to the north. 1
- verb with object sighting to take a sight or observation of (a stake, coastline, etc.), especially with surveying or navigating instruments. 1
- verb with object sighting to direct or aim by a sight or sights, as a firearm. 1
- verb with object sighting to provide with sights or adjust the sights of, as a gun. 1
- verb without object sighting to aim or observe through a sight. 1
- verb without object sighting to look carefully in a certain direction. 1
- idioms sighting at first sight, at the first glimpse; at once: It was love at first sight. 1
- idioms sighting at sight, immediately upon seeing, especially without referring elsewhere for assurance, further information, etc.: to translate something at sight. Commerce. on presentation: a draft payable at sight. 1
- idioms sighting catch sight of, to get a glimpse of; espy: We caught sight of the lake below. 1
- idioms sighting know by sight, to recognize (a person or thing) seen previously: I know him by sight, but I know nothing about him. 1
- idioms sighting not by a long sight, Informal. definitely not: Is that all? Not by a long sight. 1
- idioms sighting on / upon sight, immediately upon seeing: to shoot him on sight; to recognize someone on sight. 1
- idioms sighting out of sight, beyond one's range of vision. Informal. beyond reason; exceedingly high: The price is out of sight. Slang. (often used as an interjection) fantastic; marvelous: a ceremony so glamorous it was out of sight. Oh wow! Out of sight! 1
- idioms sighting sight for sore eyes, someone or something whose appearance on the scene is cause for relief or gladness. 1
- idioms sighting sight unseen, without previous examination: to buy something sight unseen. 1
- noun sighting observation 1
- noun sighting gun: act of aiming 1
- countable noun sighting A sighting of something, especially something unusual or unexpected is an occasion on which it is seen. 0
- noun sighting an occasion on which something is seen 0
- noun sighting an observation, often of something rare or unusual 0