sighting
noun/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
- an occasion when somebody sees somebody/something, especially something unusual or something that lasts for only a short time
- a reported sighting of the Loch Ness monster
- This was the first sighting of the comet for 1 000 years.
- The police are now following up a reported sighting of the man’s car.
- We now have three confirmed sightings of an enemy plane.
- There have been several sightings across the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- confirmed
- unconfirmed
- possible
- …
- have
- report
- follow up
- …
- sighting of
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