sightingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪdɪŋ/

Etymology: < sight v.¹

†1. A method of cheating at dice. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > cheating

cogc1555

coggingc1555

slura1643

knapa1658

topping1663

petard1664

prick-penny1664

knapping1671

palming1671

gammoning1700

top1709

eclipse1711

peep1711

waxing1726

sightingc1752

c1752 Art & Myst. Gaming (title page) The Art and Manner of working with a Great-Box; Eclipsing, Sighting, Waxing and Popping, &c.

2. The action of looking, catching sight of, inspecting or examining, etc. Also, an instance of catching sight (esp. of something rare or unusual).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > catching sight of

discovery1587

espial1588

espiery1845

sighting1853

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > catching sight of > something rare

sighting1853

twitching1977

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxv. 203 The mere sighting of a distant coast conferred..ownership of the soil or a right to govern its people.

1896 Daily News 21 Dec. 2/1 Thus enabling the docking, sighting, cleaning, painting and undocking of vessels to be accomplished in one tide.

1955 W. Girvan Flying Saucers i. 13 It was not long before sightings were being reported elsewhere than in Scandinavia.

1968 Listener 4 July 18/2 Our objection is against the extraterrestrial origin of the phenomena, and most of us base our disbelief on the very large number of ‘sightings’ that have been reported.

1976 Scotsman 15 Dec. 9/4 The experiment to reintroduce the white-tailed eagle to the Isle of Rhum National Nature Reserve is reported to be going well, with sightings of the released birds.

a. The action of giving to a gun the proper elevation and direction to hit the object aimed at.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > aiming

birdinga1678

vizy1720

training1812

sighting1884

1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 8 Feb. 1/3 The gunners were ignorant of the process of sighting.

1893 F. W. L. Adams New Egypt 235 The British Admiral bore ungrudging witness..to the excellent sighting of the guns.

b. sighting-in, the action of correcting the sights of a firearm, etc. Cf. sight v.¹ 3b. North American.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > [noun] > manufacture of firearms and ammunition > processes in

fine boring1789

chambering1827

percussioning1846

coiling1862

reinforcing1868

actioning1871

blowing1881

tubage1882

flint-knapping1887

chase-hooping1888

zeroing1908

sighting-in1958

1958 Washington Post 31 Oct. d6/3 (heading) 2 Days are Set for Sighting-In.

1962 Wildlife Rev. Dec. 9 The opening of a sighting-in range at Maiden Creek some 12 miles north of Cache Creek has been welcomed with enthusiasm by sportsmen.

1970 R. A. Steindler Firearms Dict. 229/1 Sighting-in, process of adjusting the sights, usually the rear one, or the elevation..& windage..adjustments of a scope, so that the bullet will hit a predetermined point of aim on the target at a specific distance. Much of the trial & error method of sighting-in a rifle can be eliminated by the use of a collimator.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

sighting-shot n. a preliminary shot allowed to each competitor in a shooting-match.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > types of shot

bull's-eye1857

outer1859

carton1864

sighting-shot1872

magpie1884

inner1887

mag1895

maggie1901

1872 Daily News 15 July He..fired his two sighting-shot bull's-eyes straight from the shoulder.

C2.

sighting-hood n.

ΚΠ

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1217/1 Modern turrets usually have three sighting-hoods, one in the center line for the turret training-pointer and one on each side for the two gun-pointers.

1973 J. Quick Dict. Weapons 400/1 Sighting hood, an armored hood with viewing slits in the sides, as on the top of a turret, a submarine, etc.

sighting rod n.

ΚΠ

1895 Outing 26 397/2 The disk of the sighting rod is turned up to coincide with the sight.

sighting-room n.

ΚΠ

1897 Westm. Gaz. 30 Nov. 5/1 The sighting-room of the Royal Gun Factories.

sighting target n.

ΚΠ

1861 Times 12 July They had sold..8,000 tickets for the sighting targets.

sighting-tube n.

ΚΠ

1946 Nature 12 Oct. 518/2 Radiation from a 5 sq. mm. area of tyre falls on to the cell via an arrangement which comprises a water-cooled copper sighting-tube and a rotating slotted disk which serves as the radiation chopper.

1958 J. Needham in Aspects of Translation 86 And there are holes which take the place of the sighting-tube for looking up (at the heavenly bodies).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sighting
释义	sightingn.¹ Brit. /ˈsʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/ Etymology: < sight v.¹ †1. A method of cheating at dice. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > cheating cogc1555 coggingc1555 slura1643 knapa1658 topping1663 petard1664 prick-penny1664 knapping1671 palming1671 gammoning1700 top1709 eclipse1711 peep1711 waxing1726 sightingc1752 c1752 Art & Myst. Gaming (title page) The Art and Manner of working with a Great-Box; Eclipsing, Sighting, Waxing and Popping, &c. 2. The action of looking, catching sight of, inspecting or examining, etc. Also, an instance of catching sight (esp. of something rare or unusual). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > catching sight of discovery1587 espial1588 espiery1845 sighting1853 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > catching sight of > something rare sighting1853 twitching1977 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxv. 203 The mere sighting of a distant coast conferred..ownership of the soil or a right to govern its people. 1896 Daily News 21 Dec. 2/1 Thus enabling the docking, sighting, cleaning, painting and undocking of vessels to be accomplished in one tide. 1955 W. Girvan Flying Saucers i. 13 It was not long before sightings were being reported elsewhere than in Scandinavia. 1968 Listener 4 July 18/2 Our objection is against the extraterrestrial origin of the phenomena, and most of us base our disbelief on the very large number of ‘sightings’ that have been reported. 1976 Scotsman 15 Dec. 9/4 The experiment to reintroduce the white-tailed eagle to the Isle of Rhum National Nature Reserve is reported to be going well, with sightings of the released birds. 3. a. The action of giving to a gun the proper elevation and direction to hit the object aimed at. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > aiming birdinga1678 vizy1720 training1812 sighting1884 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 8 Feb. 1/3 The gunners were ignorant of the process of sighting. 1893 F. W. L. Adams New Egypt 235 The British Admiral bore ungrudging witness..to the excellent sighting of the guns. b. sighting-in, the action of correcting the sights of a firearm, etc. Cf. sight v.¹ 3b. North American. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > [noun] > manufacture of firearms and ammunition > processes in fine boring1789 chambering1827 percussioning1846 coiling1862 reinforcing1868 actioning1871 blowing1881 tubage1882 flint-knapping1887 chase-hooping1888 zeroing1908 sighting-in1958 1958 Washington Post 31 Oct. d6/3 (heading) 2 Days are Set for Sighting-In. 1962 Wildlife Rev. Dec. 9 The opening of a sighting-in range at Maiden Creek some 12 miles north of Cache Creek has been welcomed with enthusiasm by sportsmen. 1970 R. A. Steindler Firearms Dict. 229/1 Sighting-in, process of adjusting the sights, usually the rear one, or the elevation..& windage..adjustments of a scope, so that the bullet will hit a predetermined point of aim on the target at a specific distance. Much of the trial & error method of sighting-in a rifle can be eliminated by the use of a collimator. Compounds C1. General attributive. sighting-shot n. a preliminary shot allowed to each competitor in a shooting-match. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > types of shot bull's-eye1857 outer1859 carton1864 sighting-shot1872 magpie1884 inner1887 mag1895 maggie1901 1872 Daily News 15 July He..fired his two sighting-shot bull's-eyes straight from the shoulder. C2. sighting-hood n. ΚΠ 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1217/1 Modern turrets usually have three sighting-hoods, one in the center line for the turret training-pointer and one on each side for the two gun-pointers. 1973 J. Quick Dict. Weapons 400/1 Sighting hood, an armored hood with viewing slits in the sides, as on the top of a turret, a submarine, etc. sighting rod n. ΚΠ 1895 Outing 26 397/2 The disk of the sighting rod is turned up to coincide with the sight. sighting-room n. ΚΠ 1897 Westm. Gaz. 30 Nov. 5/1 The sighting-room of the Royal Gun Factories. sighting target n. ΚΠ 1861 Times 12 July They had sold..8,000 tickets for the sighting targets. sighting-tube n. ΚΠ 1946 Nature 12 Oct. 518/2 Radiation from a 5 sq. mm. area of tyre falls on to the cell via an arrangement which comprises a water-cooled copper sighting-tube and a rotating slotted disk which serves as the radiation chopper. 1958 J. Needham in Aspects of Translation 86 And there are holes which take the place of the sighting-tube for looking up (at the heavenly bodies). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † sightingn.² Etymology: < sight v.² Sighing. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > sighing > [noun] sikinga1300 sikea1325 sichinga1387 sightinga1400 sithingc1450 heavinga1616 the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > audible breathing > [noun] > sighing sighinga1300 sikinga1300 sikea1325 sichinga1387 sightinga1400 sithingc1450 suspiration?1504 suspiringc1550 heavea1571 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 10496 To-quilys scho mened þus hir care, wid weping and wid sihting sare. c1525 J. Rastell New Commodye Propertes of Women sig. Aiii Craft in them renewyng that neuer decays Theyre seyengs sightyngs prouokyngs theyr plays. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † sightingn.³ Etymology: ? < Low German sichting (German sichtung ), verbal noun < sichten to sift: compare sight n.³ The result of straining; strained matter. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > straining > [noun] > product of straining sighting1559 colature1601 colament1646 1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 376 Sieth this sighting to the thiknes of hony. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.¹c1752n.²a1400n.³1559
随便看	trois point trois-temps trois-temps waltz troistemps troistemps waltz trojan trojan horse trojanry troke troked troker trokes troking troland trolands troll troll and troll by troll flower troll hazard troll hazard of tritrace troll the bowl troll with troll-bull troll-drum troll-garden

sightingn.1

Compounds

† sightingn.2

† sightingn.3

sightingn.¹

† sightingn.²

† sightingn.³