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/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/ · noun
The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for..
There will be a small prize for the first sighting of a seal.
However, many people—including railwaymen—are only beginning to realise how great is the amount of civil engineering work necessary to achieve adequate clearances for high-voltage overhead equipment under bridges and tunnels; what is involved in the re-signalling needed to permit the increased throughput of traffic (in some places it is unavoidable, to afford better sighting of signals obscured by overhead electrical gear); [...].
It’s unclear exactly how many infected rabbits are hopping about, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife has received more than a dozen sightings, mostly in the northern part of the state.
Use sighting when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sighting means The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for..
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There will be a small prize for the first sighting of a seal.
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