Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sighting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sighting
n : the act of observing; "several sightings of enemy troops
were reported"
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