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Look up: sight

  1. sight
    [n] - anything that is seen 2. [n] - a range of mental vision 3. [n] - an instance of visual perception 4. [n] - the ability to see 5. [n] - the range of vision 6. [n] - a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument 7. [v] - catch sight of
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Sight
    see Bow sight
    Found on http://www.oldbasingarchers.co.uk/glossa

  3. sight
    optical device for measuring or aiming, often incorporating magnification or combined with head-up display Category: Mechanical engineering • small aperture through which the inside of equipment is to be seen or inspected Category: Transport
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Sight
    Sight noun [ Middle English sight , si...t , siht , Anglo-Saxon siht , ge siht , ge sih... , ge sieh... , ge syh... ; akin to D. ge zicht , German sicht , ge sicht , Danish sigte , Swedish sigt , from the root of English see . See See , transitive verb ] 1. Th ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/100

  5. Sight
    Sight transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Sighted ; present participle & verbal noun 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 sigh ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/100

  6. Sight
    Sight intransitive verb (Mil.) To take aim by a sight.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/100

  7. sight
    1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land. 'A cloud received him out of their sight.' (Acts. I. 9) ... 2. The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes. 'Thy sight is young, And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle.' (Shak) 'O loss of sight, ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. sight
    vision 1 visual sense noun the ability to see; the visual faculty
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. sight
    noun a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. sight
    noun anything that is seen; `he was a familiar sight on the television`; `they went to Paris to see the sights`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Sight
    `Sight` may refer to one of the following: *Visual perception *Sight, a device used to assist aim by guiding the eye.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight

  12. sight
    (sīt) vision. a thing seen. far sight hyperopia. near sight myopia. night sight hemeralopia.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  13. Sight
    • (v. t.) The instrument of seeing; the eye. • (v. t.) 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. • (v. t.) The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land. • (v. t.) Inspection; exami...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. sight
    physiological process of distinguishing, usually by means of an organ such as the eye, the shapes and colours of objects. See eye; photoreception; ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/93

  15. sight
    A device on the bow that allows the archer to take aim on the target
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/geturl3.php

  16. sight
    1. an instance of visual perception
    2. anything that is seen
    3. the ability to see; the faculty of vision
    4. a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
    5. a range of mental vision
    6. the range of vision
    7. the act of looking or seeing or observing
    8. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

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  17. sight
    sight: see vision.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09187


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20 March 2010

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On March 20, 1995, members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult entered the Tokyo subway system and released sarin, a deadly nerve agent. The subway attack was the most deadly assault in an ongoing campaign of terror waged by this mysterious cult. By the end of that day, 15 subway stations in the world's busiest subway system had been affected. Of these, stations along the Hbiya line were the most heavily affected, some with as many as 300 to 400 persons involved. The number injured in the attacks was just under 3,800. Of those, nearly 1,000 actually required hospitalization some for no more than a few hours, some for many days. 12 people died. read more

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