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How to pronounce sighting in English?

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Type Words
Type of observance, observation, watching
Has types landfall
Derivation sight


several sightings of enemy troops were reported.

Examples of sighting

sighting
Our only definite reptile sighting was of a living one, a scuttling sand lizard.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Acting Detective McLeod wrote from the remote Hindon Station after one sighting.
From the stuff.co.nz
Word spread after the sighting was mentioned in local TV reports and surf blogs.
From the latimes.com
It's a prime place for a chance sighting of the state's political heavy hitters.
From the delawareonline.com
Chances are 100 percent for a sighting at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga.
From the tennessean.com
People on Scarborough beach were told to leave the water after a shark sighting.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Mr. Patridge's sighting system has become a standard for many American handguns.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Game and Parks standard for confirming a cougar sighting is straightforward.
From the omaha.com
So far, the Ocala forest tegu is the first recorded sighting in Central Florida.
From the chron.com
More examples
  • An instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
  • Spy: catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
  • Anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
  • Take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
  • The ability to see; the visual faculty
  • A range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"
  • Sight is a horror movie released on 20 April 2008 directed by Adam Ahlbrandt.
  • A sight is an optical device used to assist aim by guiding the eye and aligning it with a weapon or other item to be pointed. Various forms of sights exist, such as iron sights, laser sights, reflex sights, peep sights, and telescopic sights. ...
  • Sight is a DVD released in 2005. The film is a recording of a two day concert run by Keller Williams in November 2004 at Mr. Small's theater facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...