sighting

plural sightings

1. countableAn instance of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

   There will be a small prize for the first sighting of a seal.

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   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); [...].

   1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 719

   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.

   2025 August 14, Angela Haupt, “What to Know About the Horned ‘Zombie’ Rabbits Hopping Around Colorado”, in TIME, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2025

   Boats, helicopters, planes, dogs, divers, and other resources were all used in an effort to locate Bryce, but they turned up nothing, according to Karen. “Unfortunately, there’s never been one sighting of Bryce, and there’s no closure,” she said.

   2025 September 8, Anna Turning, quoting Karen Laspisa, “California college student Bryce Laspisa’s mysterious August 2013 disappearance remains unsolved”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sight