resight

verb

re·​sight (ˌ)rē-ˈsīt 

resighted; resighting

transitive + intransitive

: to sight again or anew: such as

a

: to get or catch sight of (someone or something) again

The use of these bands has allowed the community of biologists (and the public) to resight these birds over time …, [Bryan] Watts said.

—Phys.org

b

: to aim (something) again by means of a sight (see sight entry 1 sense 8a)

The [unidentified] professional hunter … had had enough. "Tom," he said sweetly, "I think you should resight your rifle again. … "

—David E. Petzal

One can … calculate how long a single shooter would take to shoot, reload, resight, shoot again …

—Ron Rosenbaum

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above