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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIGHTING

SIGHTING Sight "ing, a & n.

 

Defn: from Sight, v. t. Sighting shot, a shot made to ascertain whether the sights of a firearm are properly adjusted; a trial shot.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sighting shot

sight ing shot ▶noun an experimental shot to guide shooters in adjusting their sights.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sighting

sight |ing |ˈsʌɪtɪŋ | ▶noun an instance of seeing or catching sight of something, typically something unusual or rare: the reported sightings of a UFO near a Suffolk airbase.

 

sighting shot

sight |ing shot ▶noun an experimental shot to guide shooters in adjusting their sights.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sighting

s í ght ing 名詞 U C (めったに見られないものを )目撃すること, 見ること ; 見聞 ; 観測 ; 目撃例 .