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De - Pt| English Dictionary: sighting | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for sighting | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Sighting \Sight"ing\, a. & n. from {Sight}, v. t. {Sighting shot}, a shot made to ascertain whether the sights of a firearm are properly adjusted; a trial shot. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Sight \Sight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sighting}.] 1. To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck. --Kane. 2. To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star. 3. To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon. | |
