sight
Pronunciation:
/saɪt/noun
Definitions
(in the singular) The ability to see.
Example: He is losing his sight and now can barely read.
The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
Example: to gain sight of land
Something seen.
Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
Example: We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.
verb
Definitions
To register visually.
To get sight of (something).
Example: to sight land from a ship
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
Example: to sight a rifle or a cannon
To take aim at.