sight | meaning of sight in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
Weapons
sight
sight
1
/
saɪt
/
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S2
W2
noun
1
ability to see
[
uncountable
]
SIGHT/ABILITY TO SEE
the physical ability to see
SYN
vision
Anne’s sight is very good for someone of her age.
He began to
lose
his
sight
six years ago.
an emergency operation to save his sight
You will get a free sight test if you are under 16.
2
act of seeing
[
singular, uncountable
]
SEE
the act of seeing something
sight of
Just the sight of him made her go all weak.
at the sight of something
Marcie will faint at the sight of blood.
The house is
hidden from sight
behind trees.
6
→
in your sights
7
→
out of sight
10
→
come into sight
11
→
on sight
12
→
not let somebody out of your sight
14
→
a sight for sore eyes
16
→
be a sight
17
→
sight unseen
19
gun
[
countable usually plural
]
PMW
the part of a gun or other weapon that guides your eye when you are aiming at something
