"sighting" meaning in All languages combined

See sighting on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sighting [singular], sightings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A sighting is when someone looks at something, especially when it is being looked for.
    Sense id: simple-sighting-en-noun-jIwip~Z8

Verb [English]

Forms: sight [canonical], sights [third-person, singular], sighted [past], sighted [past, participle], sighting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|sight}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of sight.
    Sense id: simple-sighting-en-verb-Fh-ho0N9
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