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Meanings of first sighting in English

Very first time in history a region of land is spotted from a ship.

Usage of first sighting in English
1
My first sighting is in a news story referencing the Dark Days.
Catching Fire
2
It looked of very ancient vintage, Hugh thought, when first sighting it.
The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey
3
Can I claim the first sighting of this cuckoo this year?
The Irish Times
4
Many gather to await the first sighting of the new moon.
The South African
5
The remaining Dimernesti mercenaries had fled upon first sighting the levies.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
6
My first sighting, God forgive me, of pubic hair in print.
Kalooki Nights
7
It had been some thirty years since his first sighting.
Runemarks
8
The first sighting of the dancing hot dog in the wild was in June.
Wired
9
It was more than made up for by their first sighting of a cave bear.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
10
We have had our first sighting of GAA county colours at an Italia rock festival.
The Irish Times
11
It was the first sighting of the plant in the UK for more than a century.
The Guardian
12
It was the first sighting in Washington state west of the Cascades in well over a decade.
Reuters
13
He said the first sighting of the owls in New Zealand was on the West Coast in 1946.
Radio NZ
14
The isolate retrieved from the patient was the first sighting on record of NDM-1 in a military hospital.
Wired
15
The first sighting was confirmed minutes later when a Mr. Rutledge entered the barbershop for his weekly trim.
Ford county: stories
16
The first sighting of the day.
For my Country’s Freedom
This collocation consists of:
First sighting through the time
First sighting across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common