onsight

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adjective

Without having previously seen the terrain.

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Meanings

adjectiveonsight (not comparable)
  1. not comparableclimbingWithout having previously seen the terrain.

    Reardon made hundreds of free-solo ascents of challenging climbing routes done onsight, meaning without rehearsal or practice.

    2007 July 18, Bill Becher, “Rock Climber Presumed Dead After Accident Off Irish Coast”, in New York Times
verbonsight (third-person singular simple present onsights, present participle onsighting, simple past and past participle onsighted)

present singular third person onsights · participle present onsighting · participle past onsighted · past onsighted

  1. transitiveclimbingTo perform a climb without having previously seen the terrain.

Origin

From on + sight.

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Cite this entry
APA

onsight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onsight

MLA

“onsight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onsight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onsight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onsight.

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